Bad Pyrmont

Bad Pyrmont
Bad Pyrmont Holy Bath
Location of Bad Pyrmont within Hameln-Pyrmont district
Bad Pyrmont
Bad Pyrmont
Coordinates: 51°59′12″N 09°15′49″E / 51.98667°N 9.26361°E / 51.98667; 9.26361
CountryGermany
StateLower Saxony
DistrictHameln-Pyrmont
Subdivisions9 subdivisions
Government
  Mayor (202126) Klaus Blome (CDU)
Area
  Total
61.99 km2 (23.93 sq mi)
Population
 (2023-12-31)
  Total
19,911
  Density320/km2 (830/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
31812
Dialling codes05281
Vehicle registrationHM
Websitewww.stadt-badpyrmont.de

Bad Pyrmont (German: [baːt pʏʁˈmɔnt] , also: [- ˈpʏʁ-]; West Low German: Bad Purmunt) is a town in the district of Hamelin-Pyrmont, in Lower Saxony, Germany, with a population close to 19,000. It is located on the river Emmer, about 10 km (6.2 mi) west of the Weser. Bad Pyrmont is a popular spa resort that gained its reputation as a fashionable place for princely vacations in the 17th and 18th centuries. The town is also the center of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) in Germany.