| Bad Lippspringe | |
| Type: | Stadt |
| Image Coa: | Coat of Arms of Bad Lippspringe.svg |
| Coordinates: | 51.7833°N 8.8167°W |
| Image Plan: | Bad Lippspringe in PB.svg |
| State: | Nordrhein-Westfalen |
| Region: | Detmold |
| District: | Paderborn |
| Elevation: | 140 |
| Area: | 50.99 |
| Postal Code: | 33175 |
| Area Code: | 05252 |
| Licence: | PB |
| Gemeindeschlüssel: | 05 7 74 008 |
| Website: | www.bad-lippspringe.de |
| Mayor: | Ulrich Lange[1] |
| Leader Term: | 2020 - 25 |
| Party: | CDU |
Bad Lippspringe (pronounced as /de/) 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 10km (10miles) 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.[2]
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. Friedrich Wilhelm Weber was born here in 1817. During the 19th century, the Arminius spring and the Liborius spring, with saline waters of a temperature of, were used both for bathing and drinking in cases of tuberculosis.[3]
The local football team is BV Bad Lippspringe, which Antonio Di Salvo started his career with, after being born nearby.
Bad Lippspringe is 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.