Bad Laer

Bad Laer
Saint Mary's Church
Location of Bad Laer within Osnabrück district
Bad Laer
Bad Laer
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 (201823) Tobias Avermann
Area
  Total
46.85 km2 (18.09 sq mi)
Elevation
79 m (259 ft)
Population
 (2023-12-31)
  Total
8,964
  Density190/km2 (500/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
49196
Dialling codes05424
Vehicle registrationOS
Websitewww.bad-laer.de

Bad Laer 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.