Bad Nieuweschans
Bad Nieuweschans
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Bad Nieuweschans in 2005 | |
Location of Bad Nieuweschans in the province of Groningen | |
| Coordinates: 53°10′50″N 7°12′26″E / 53.18056°N 7.20722°E | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | Groningen |
| Municipality | Oldambt |
| Established | 1628 |
| Area | |
• Total | 1.97 km2 (0.76 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1 m (3 ft) |
| Population (2021) | |
• Total | 1,330 |
| • Density | 680/km2 (1,700/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 9693 |
| Dialing code | 0597 |
Bad Nieuweschans (Dutch: [bɑt ˈniu.əsxɑns]; Gronings: Nij-Schans; German: Bad Neuschanz; also Lange Akkeren) is a village in the north-eastern Netherlands on the border with Germany. It forms part of the municipality of Oldambt. Nieuweschans means "new fortification (sconce)". In 2009, the word Bad ("spa") was prefixed to the name of the village to promote it as a tourist destination.