Saasen (; ) is a

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in the

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of Reiskirchen in Central

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. It includes the hamlets of Bollnbach, Veitsberg and Wirberg, a former

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. The village is located on the River Wieseck, east of the main town of Reiskirchen, in the Busecker Tal region (the valley of the River Buseck), and a few hundred metres from the Bundesstraße 49 arterial road.

Saasen station Saasen (german: Bahnhof Saasen) is a station in Saasen, Hesse, Germany. Rail services The station is served daily by hourly Regionalbahn (RB 45) services on the Limburg (Lahn)– Weilburg– Wetzlar–Gießen– Alsfeld (Oberhess)–Fulda Fu ...

is on the

Vogelsberg Railway The Vogelsberg Railway (german: Vogelsbergbahn) is a single-track main line from Gießen via Alsfeld to Fulda in the German state of Hesse. Name The name of the Vogelsberg Railway was originally used for the now closed and dismantled branch line ...

. Saasen has a population of about 1100. The settlement was first mentioned in a document in the year 1111. The name of the village has changed over the centuries: * in Sahsun (1111/1137) * fon den Sassen (1249) * de Sahsen (1251) * de Sasen (1279) * von den Sayssin (1379)

Division of the town

The village consists of 9 hamlets or settlements: * Saasen centre (Mittelstadt) * New housing estate * Old village (Altstadt) * Western village * Eastern village * Wirberg * Stromberg * Veitsberg * Bollnbach

The village square

The village square in Saasen is surrounded by

half-timbered Timber framing (german: Holzfachwerk) and "post-and-beam" construction are traditional methods of building with heavy timbers, creating structures using squared-off and carefully fitted and joined timbers with joints secured by large wooden ...

buildings and the river Wieseck runs through it.

Bollnbach

Bollnbach is the biggest area of Saasen. Today, 48 people live in Bollnbach. In the middle of town is a Maibaum with all family names where the people live. Bollnbach has only two roads, the Wirbergerstraße and Saasenerstraße. In the middle of Bollnbach is also standing the "Schäferhaus" the main hall in Bollnbach.

Wirberg

Wirberg Wirberg is a former monastery complex in the Giessen (district), district of Giessen. It is located on the eastern edge of the municipality of Reiskirchen between Saasen (Reiskirchen), Saasen and Göbelnrod, and about eight miles north-west of Gr ...

is a former monastery located between Saasen and

Göbelnrod Göbelnrod is a village and urban district of Grünberg in the district of Gießen, in Hesse, Germany. Geography Göbelnrod is situated 2 km west of Grünberg and 20 km east of Gießen. Sights * Wirberg Wirberg is a former mona ...

Church of Veitsberg

The Veitsberg Church is a Romanesque components and from the time received in 1250. Next to the church, in the former schoolhouse in the years 1734-1785, lived the "man of the calendar Veitsberg", the mathematically and scientifically versed Jacob Conrad Justus. He was here the village schoolmaster and taught the children of Saasen and Lindenstruth. Kirche Veitsberg
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Wieseck

The river Wieseck originates in Saasen.

Geography

The village square of Saasen was established on the eastern bank of the Wieseck on a ridge of land backed by a steep hill. It is at this point and the spring of Wieseck. The site is located east of the main town in the valley on the Busecker tal and at the Wieseck in central Hesse.

Demographics

The village has been expanding in size quite considerably in recent years, with a population estimate of 1,200 in 2006, up over 60 from the census in 2001.

Sport

The best known football club in Saasen is the sports club SV 1936 Saasen. SV Saasen has also other sections for bowling, gymnastics, and table tennis. Another known club is the youth academy. JSG Saasen/Harbach/EttingshausenSV SAASEN the official website
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Places of interest

* Church of Wirberg * Wirberger view on Saasen *

Church Church may refer to: Religion * Church (building), a building for Christian religious activities * Church (congregation), a local congregation of a Christian denomination * Church service, a formalized period of Christian communal worship * Chris ...

of Veitsberg Saasen * Little Lake * Home museum Saasen (closed) * Central of Saasen *

Half-timbered Timber framing (german: Holzfachwerk) and "post-and-beam" construction are traditional methods of building with heavy timbers, creating structures using squared-off and carefully fitted and joined timbers with joints secured by large wooden ...

buildings * Stadion am Wingert * Old Train Station

Railway station

Saasen railway station is on the

line from Giessen to Fulda).

References

External links

Information on the settlement on the Reiskirchen website

Saasen in the Hessian Regional History Information System (LAGIS)
{{Authority control Villages in Hesse Giessen (district)