Bad Sassendorf is a municipality in the
district of Soest, in
North Rhine-Westphalia
North Rhine-Westphalia (german: Nordrhein-Westfalen, ; li, Noordrien-Wesfale ; nds, Noordrhien-Westfalen; ksh, Noodrhing-Wäßßfaale), commonly shortened to NRW (), is a States of Germany, state (''Land'') in Western Germany. With more tha ...
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Germany
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History
From the 8th century, the area around the Soester plain was under the
Merovingian dynasty
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. The name “Sassendorf” indicates that it was a
Saxon
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peoples whose name was given in the early Middle Ages to a large country (Old Saxony, la, Saxonia) near the Nor ...
settlement. Mention was made of salt springs in the area appear in the 10th century, and were noted by the ambassador of the
Caliphate of Cordoba
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to the court of Emperor
Otto the Great
Otto I (23 November 912 – 7 May 973), traditionally known as Otto the Great (german: Otto der Große, it, Ottone il Grande), was East Frankish king from 936 and Holy Roman Emperor from 962 until his death in 973. He was the oldest son of Henr ...
in 973. Along with the surrounding area, the village was under the control of the Archbishopric of Cologne from at least the 12th century; however exploitation of the salt springs was the right of free peasant families in the area.
From the 19th century, the
brine
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produced in the area was used for bathing and medicinal purposes, and the first therapy center or spa was opened in 1852. Commercial salt production faced declining yields, and was largely discontinued in 1934, and completely discontinued by 1952. The village was renamed from “Sassendorf” to Bad Sassendorf officially in 1906.
From February 15, 1944, to April 4–5, 1945, inmates of the
Neuengamme concentration camp
Neuengamme was a network of Nazi concentration camps in Northern Germany that consisted of the main camp, Neuengamme, and more than 85 satellite camps. Established in 1938 near the village of Neuengamme in the Bergedorf district of Hamburg, th ...
used as the ''Eisenbahnbaubrigade 11'' repaired
rail tracks
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at the railway station
Soest and between Bad Sassendorf and Soest. They slept in freight train waggons on the track between Bad Sassendorf and Soest. After an
air raid end-February 1945 the inmates slept in a nearby farm. At the cemetery Bad Sassendorf a memorial plaque is installed on the burying place of the dead.
Camp memorial Neuengamme
website in German
Geography
It is situated approximately 4 km northeast of Soest.
Neighbouring municipalities
* Anröchte
Anröchte () is a municipality in the district of Soest, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
Geography
It is situated approximately 13 km south of Lippstadt and 15 km east of Soest.
Neighbouring municipalities
* Bad Sassendorf
* Er ...
* Erwitte
Erwitte () is a town in the district of Soest, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
Geography
Erwitte is situated approximately 8 km south of Lippstadt and 15 km east of Soest.
Neighbouring municipalities
* Lippstadt
* Geseke
* R ...
* Lippetal
Lippetal is a municipality in the district of Soest, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
Geography
Lippetal is located north and south of the river Lippe between the cities of Lippstadt () and Hamm (). Lippetal is situated at the northern bou ...
* Lippstadt
Lippstadt () is a town in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is the largest town within the district of Soest. Lippstadt is situated about 60 kilometres east of Dortmund, 40 kilometres south of Bielefeld and 30 kilometres west of Paderborn.
Ge ...
* Möhnesee
Möhnesee is a municipality in the district of Soest, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
Geography
The Möhnesee municipality is situated around the Möhne Reservoir (hence the name), approx. 10 km south of Soest.
History
On the night of ...
* Soest
* Warstein
Warstein () is a municipality with town status in the district of Soest, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located at the north end of Sauerland.
Geography
Warstein is located north of the Arnsberger Wald (forest) at a brook called Wäs ...
Division of the town
Bad Sassendorf consists of 12 districts:
* Bad Sassendorf
* Bettinghausen
* Beusingsen
* Elfsen
* Gabrechten
* Heppen
* Herringsen
* Lohne
* Neuengeseke
* Opmünden
* Ostinghausen
* Weslarn
Twin towns
* Gaming
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* Legalized gambling, playing games of chance for money, often referred to in law as "gaming"
* Playing a role-playing game, in which players assume fictional roles
* Playin ...
(Austria
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Notes
External links
Official site
Spa towns in Germany
Soest (district)
Soest Börde
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