In 2009, the word Bad ("spa") was prefixed to the name of the village to promote it as a tourist destination.

[7] In 1974, Bad Nieuweschans was declared a protected site,[5] and large scale restoration of the village started.

In 1985, Thermen Bad Nieuweschans [nl], a spa, was established after the discovery of mineral water at a depth of 600 metres (2,000 ft).

Bad Nieuweschans is located in the municipality of Oldambt in the east of the province of Groningen in the northeast of the Netherlands.

[13] Bad Nieuweschans served as the main border crossing between Groningen and Hamburg.

[14] An international motorway was planned which would pass Bad Nieuweschans to the south on German soil.