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Bad Essen

Located in Landkreis Osnabrück, Lower Saxony Coordinates: 52°19′03″ N 8°24′47″ E

Bad Essen
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Population
16,265
16.3K
Elevation
52 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
Places inside
33
listed under Bad Essen
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
FMO Münster Osnabrück Airport54 km
PAD Paderborn Lippstadt Airport80 km

About Bad Essen

Bad Essen is a village. Location: Landkreis Osnabrück, Lower Saxony. Population: 16,265. Elevation: 52 m.

From Wikipedia

Bad Essen (German pronunciation: [baːt ˈʔɛsn̩]) is a small municipality and health resort in the district of Osnabrück, in Lower Saxony. Bad Essen with its historical centre is located on the German Timber-Frame Road.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Area
103 km²
Official website
badessen.de

Source: Wikidata

Places bordering Bad Essen

  • Melle
  • Bohmte
  • Bissendorf
  • Ostercappeln

Population of Bad Essen over time

Population of Bad Essen over time
2015 15,263
2016 15,389
2017 15,449
2019 15,645
2021 15,982
2022 16,339
2023 16,377
2024 16,265
2025 16,265

Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.

Climate of Bad Essen

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 8° · Night 3° · Rain 69 mm

Hottest month
August (day 23°)
Coldest month
February (night 0°)
Wettest month
December (81 mm)
Driest month
April (51 mm)

Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).

Show values as a table
Climate of Bad Essen
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)4°5°9°13°18°20°23°23°18°13°8°5°
Average low (°C)0°0°2°4°8°11°13°13°10°7°3°1°
Precipitation (mm)745268516080706671676981

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Bad Essen

The nearest airport is Münster Osnabrück Airport (FMO), 54 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Osnabrück, 25 km to the west.

Airports

  • Münster Osnabrück Airport (FMO) Greven 54 kmwest
  • Paderborn Lippstadt Airport (PAD) Büren 80 kmsouth
  • Bremen Airport (BRE) Bremen 85 kmnorth

Nearby large cities

  • Osnabrück Population: 166.5K 25 kmwest
  • Bielefeld Population: 331.9K 33 kmsouth
  • Münster Population: 308.3K 67 kmsouthwest
  • Paderborn Population: 142.2K 71 kmsouth
  • Hamm Population: 179K 82 kmsouthwest

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Day trips from Bad Essen

Within 100 km: 277 historic and cultural sites, 2,012 natural sites, 813 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km155 places

  • Dümmer Lake 22 kmN
  • Bergsee Oberlübbe Lake 22 kmE
  • Wiehen Hills Mountain 17 kmE
  • Schwarzer Brink Mountain 4 kmSE

25–60 km841 places

  • Werse River 59 kmSW
  • Goten Lake 57 kmNW
  • Kleines Heiliges Meer Lake 53 kmW
  • Großes Heiliges Meer Lake 53 kmW

60–100 km2,106 places

  • Ohe River 90 kmE
  • Naure River 100 kmSE
  • Leine River 92 kmNE
  • Grimke River 64 kmS

Straight-line distances.

Places in Bad Essen

33 places
  1. 1 Bad Essen 15.7K

Bar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.

Cities & villages22

Mountains & nature9

Heritage & sights1

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Sources & licences

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