Bad Laer

Bad Laer
Municipality
Saint Mary's Church
Saint Mary's Church
Coat of arms of Bad Laer
Coat of arms
North Rhine-WestphaliaCloppenburg (district)Diepholz (district)EmslandVechta (district)OsnabrückAlfhausenAnkumBad EssenBad IburgBad LaerBad RothenfeldeBadbergenBelmBergeBersenbrückBippenBissendorfBohmteBramscheDissenEggermühlenFürstenauGehrdeGeorgsmarienhütteGlandorfHagenHasbergenHilterMelleKettenkampMenslageMerzenNeuenkirchenNortrupOstercappelnQuakenbrückRiesteVoltlageWallenhorst
Location of Bad Laer within Osnabrück district
Interactive map of Bad Laer
Bad Laer is located in Germany
Bad Laer
Bad Laer
Location within Germany
Bad Laer is located in Lower Saxony
Bad Laer
Bad Laer
Location within Lower Saxony
Coordinates: 52°06′11″N 08°05′21″E / 52.10306°N 8.08917°E / 52.10306; 8.08917
CountryGermany
StateLower Saxony
DistrictOsnabrück
Government
 • Mayor (2018–23)Tobias Avermann
Area
 • Total
46.81 km2 (18.07 sq mi)
Elevation
79 m (259 ft)
Population
 (2025-12-31)
 • Total
8,828
 • Density188.6/km2 (488.5/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
49196
Dialling codes05424
Vehicle registrationOS, BSB, MEL, WTL
Websitewww.bad-laer.de

Bad Laer (German pronunciation: [baːt ˈlaːɐ̯]) is a municipality and health resort in the district of Osnabrück, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated in the Teutoburg Forest, approx. 20 km south of Osnabrück.

The municipality includes Bad Laer and five outlying districts Remsede, Müschen, Hardensetten, Westerwiede and Winkelsetten.

References

  1. ↑ "Verzeichnis der direkt gewählten Bürgermeister/-innen und Landräte/Landrätinnen". Landesamt für Statistik Niedersachsen. April 2021.
  2. ↑ "Tabelle EVAS 12411, Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes auf Basis des Zensus 2022, Stand 31. Dezember 2025" (in German). Landesamt für Statistik Niedersachsen.