Bad Bentheim is a town in the southwestern part of Lower Saxony, Germany, in the district of Grafschaft Bentheim on the borders of North Rhine-Westphalia and the Netherlands roughly 15 km south of Nordhorn and 20 km northeast of Enschede. It is a state-recognized thermal brine and sulphur spa town, hence the designation Bad (“Bath”). Also to be found in Bad Bentheim is the castle Burg Bentheim, the town's emblem.
Bad Bentheim with its castle
Tower (the Pulverturm) of Burg Bentheim
Bentheim Castle painted by Jacob Ruisdael in 1653
Castle walls with Pulverturm – or “Powder Tower” behind
Nordhorn is a town in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is the district seat of Grafschaft Bentheim in Lower Saxony's southwesternmost corner near the border with the Netherlands and the boundary with North Rhine-Westphalia.
Panoramic view of Nordhorn
View of the Povelberg
Market square Nordhorn
The still functioning ancient well in the centre