Bad Lippspringe

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Bad Lippspringe (German: [baːt lɪpˈʃpʁɪŋə] ) is a town in the district of Paderborn, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.

Bad Lippspringe is situated on the western slope of the Teutoburger Wald, approximately 10 km (6.2 miles) north-east of Paderborn. The river Lippe has its source in Bad Lippspringe, and the town is noted for its powerful river springs, many hospitals and its beautiful state gardening show in 2017. Bad Lippspringe has been twinned with Newbridge, County Kildare ( Irish : An Droichead Nua ), Ireland since 2008.

- Lippspringe is mentioned in chronicles as early as the 9th century, and here in the 13th century the order of the Templars established a stronghold. It received civic rights about 1400.

- During the 19th century, the Arminius spring and the Liborius spring, with saline waters of a temperature of 21 °C (70 °F), were used both for bathing and drinking in cases of tuberculosis.

- In 1915 the town's shooting range was converted into a lazaret to treat prisoners from Senne camp ( Sennelager ) 9 km to the west.

The current mayor is Ulrich Lange of the CDU who has been serving as mayor since 2020. In the 2025 elections he was reelected with 65,4 % of the vote.

After the 2025 local elections, the Bad Lippspringe city council is composed as follows:

After the 2025 local elections, the Bad Lippspringe city council is composed as follows:

The local football team is BV Bad Lippspringe, which Antonio Di Salvo started his career with, after being born nearby.

Bad Lippspringe was home to RAPA (Rhine Army Parachute Association), a British Army Parachute and Skydiving Dropzone. It was formed in 1964 and later closed in 2018 after 54 years.

- Friedrich Wilhelm Weber (1813–1894), German epic poet, fountain doctor in Lippspringe

- Alexander Hermann, Count of Wartensleben (1650–1734), Prussian field marshal

- Friedrich Kühn (1907–1979), German politician of the CDU, who was born in Bad Lippspringe

- Wilhelm Wegener (1911–2004), legal historian and genealogist

- Erich Fuchs (1921–2008), German internist and allergist, many years top and chief physician at the Asthma Clinic Allergy Research Institute in Bad Lippspringe

- Sabine Lösing (born 1955), member of the European Parliament, grew up in Bad Lippspringe

- Markus Gellhaus (born 1970), German football coach, played football at BV Bad Lippspringe

- Antonio Di Salvo (born 1979), Italian footballer, played football at BV Bad Lippspringe