Bad Lippspringe

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Coordinates: 51°47′N 8°49′E

Bad Lippspringe
Country	Germany
State	North Rhine-Westphalia
Administrative region	Detmold
District	Paderborn
Population	15,211 source (2005)
Area	50.99 km²
Population density	298 /km²
Elevation	140 - 334 m
Coordinates	51°47′ N 8°49′ E
Postal code	33175 (old: 4792)
Area code	(0)5252
Licence plate code	PB
Mayor	Willi Schmidt (independent)
Website	www.bad-lippspringe.de

Bad Lippspringe is a town in the district of Paderborn, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is situated on the western slope of the Teutoburger Wald, approx. 10 km north-east of Paderborn. Population (2005) 15,211. The springs, the Arminius spring and the Liborius spring, for which it is famous, are saline waters of a temperature of 70 °F, and are utilized both for bathing and drinking in cases of pulmonary consumption. The river Lippe has its source in Bad Lippspringe.

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.

This article incorporates text from the Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition, a publication now in the public domain.