Nieuweschans
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Bad Nieuweschans in 2005
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| Coordinates: 53°10′50″N 7°12′26″E / 53.18056°N 7.20722°E | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | Groningen |
| Municipality | Oldambt |
| Population (1 January 2004) | 1,510 |
Bad Nieuweschans (Dutch pronunciation: [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.
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.
Bad Nieuweschans is located at 53°10′50″N 7°12′26″E / 53.18056°N 7.20722°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.
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