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.