Bad Bentheim (formerly Bentheim) is a city in the county of Bentheim, in Lower Saxony, Germany, with 15,258 inhabitants covering 100.01 km˛. It is situated near the border with the Netherlands, approx. 15 km south of Nordhorn and 20 km northwest of Enschede. Bad Bentheim is famous for its castle which is considered one of the largest in Northern Germany.
The town boundary is 49 km long, in which the north-south extension is 14 km and west-east extension is 12 km long. Bad Bentheim has eight areas. They are: Achterberg, Bardel, Gildehaus, Hagelshoek, Holt und Haar, Sieringhoek, Waldseite und Westenberg.
