Population 1,510 (1 Jan 2004) | Local time Tuesday 12:54 AM | |
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Weather 6°C, Wind SW at 26 km/h, 80% Humidity | ||
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Bad Nieuweschans ( [bɑt niuʋəsxɑns]) is a village with a population 1,510, located 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.
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- Map of Bad Nieuweschans Netherlands
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- History
- Geography
- Transportation
- References
Map of Bad Nieuweschans, Netherlands
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History
The fortification of Nieuweschans was built in 1628, during the Eighty Years' War.
Nieuweschans was a separate municipality until 1990, when it became a part of the municipality of Reiderland. In April 2009, the municipality of Reiderland changed the name from Nieuweschans to Bad Nieuweschans, to promote the town as a spa. On 1 January 2010, Reiderland in turn became a part of the municipality of Oldambt.
Geography
Bad Nieuweschans is located at 53°10′50″N 7°12′26″E in the municipality of Oldambt in the east of the province of Groningen in the northeast of the Netherlands.
Close to the village is the easternmost point of the Netherlands on the border with Germany.
It is located about 12 km east of Winschoten.
Transportation
The Bad Nieuweschans railway station is located on the Harlingen–Nieuweschans and Ihrhove–Nieuweschans railways in the northeast of the village.
Georges Simenon's novel Maigret and the Hundred Gibbets starts in the railway station.