Bad Nieuweschans 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.
Bad Nieuweschans in 2005
Cannon in Nieuweschans
Village street
Industry
Oldambt is a municipality with a population of 38,277 in the province of Groningen in the Netherlands. It was established in 2010 by merging the municipalities of Reiderland, Scheemda, and Winschoten. It contains the city of Winschoten and these villages:
Image: Winschoten Burgemeester Schönfeldplein
Image: Scheemda, straatzicht Torenstraat foto 1 2012 09 01 15.26
Image: Hervormde kerk, vrijstaande klokkentoren Finsterwolde 2
Image: Beerta, toren 2007 05 20 12.00