Bad Fallingbostel

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Bad Fallingbostel
Town
Saint Dionysius Church
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Bad Fallingbostel within Heidekreis district
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Coordinates: 52°52′03″N 09°41′48″E / 52.86750°N 9.69667°E / 52.86750; 9.69667
Country	Germany
State	Lower Saxony
District	Heidekreis
Government
• Mayor (2021–26)	Rolf Schneider[1] (SPD)
Area
• Total	63.15 km2 (24.38 sq mi)
Elevation	67 m (220 ft)
Population  (2022-12-31)[2]
• Total	12,340
• Density	200/km2 (510/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	29683
Dialling codes	05162, 05163
Vehicle registration	HK
Website	www.badfallingbostel.de

Bad Fallingbostel (Northern Low Saxon: Bad Fambossel) is the district town (Kreisstadt) of the Heidekreis district in the German state of Lower Saxony. Since 1976 the town has had a state-recognised Kneipp spa and has held the title of Bad since 2002. It has close ties to Walsrode, a few miles to the west. Until 2015, there was a British Army base in Bad Fallingbostel, It also hosted Defender 2020, the largest US Army/NATO exercise since the Cold War. The town has around 11,000 inhabitants.