Saasveld is a village in the
Dutch
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province of
Overijssel
Overijssel (, ; nds, Oaveriessel ; german: Oberyssel) is a Provinces of the Netherlands, province of the Netherlands located in the eastern part of the country. The province's name translates to "across the IJssel", from the perspective of the ...
. It is a part of the municipality of
Dinkelland
Dinkelland () is a Municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality in the eastern Netherlands. For a short time it was known as Denekamp (one of its component towns) until it was renamed in 2002.
Population centres
Notable people
* Johan Jon ...
, and lies about 7 km north of
Hengelo
Hengelo (; Tweants: ) is a city in the eastern part of the Netherlands, in the province of Overijssel. The city lies along the motorways A1/E30 and A35 and it has a station for the international Amsterdam – Hannover – Berlin service.
Popu ...
.
Overview
It was first mentioned in 1145 as Saterslo. The etymology is unclear. The castle Saterslo was first mentioned in 1361. It was surrounded by swaps and often raided the countryside.
After the
reformation
The Reformation (alternatively named the Protestant Reformation or the European Reformation) was a major movement within Western Christianity in 16th-century Europe that posed a religious and political challenge to the Catholic Church and in ...
, a
clandestine church
A clandestine church ( nl, schuilkerk), defined by historian Benjamin J. Kaplan as a "semi-clandestine church", is a house of worship used by religious minorities whose communal worship is tolerated by those of the majority faith on condition th ...
was constructed inside the castle.
The castle was demolished in 1818,
and a church was built in Saasveld.
The current Saint Plechelmus Church dates from 1926,
and is tall.
In 1870, the
gristmill
A gristmill (also: grist mill, corn mill, flour mill, feed mill or feedmill) grinds cereal grain into flour and Wheat middlings, middlings. The term can refer to either the Mill (grinding), grinding mechanism or the building that holds it. Grist i ...
''Soaseler Möl'' was constructed.
Gallery
File:Overzicht van de voorgevel - Saasveld - 20427768 - RCE.jpg, Village shop (1983)
File:Soaseler Möl Saasveld.jpg, Windmill ''Soaseler Möl''
File:Reproductie door A.de Haen de Jonge 1707-1748 - Saasveld - 20194075 - RCE.jpg, Drawing of Saterslo (1722-1748)
References
Populated places in Overijssel
Twente
Dinkelland
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