Bad Sassendorf
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Location of Bad Sassendorf within Soest district
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| Coordinates | 51°34′59″N 8°10′0″E / 51.58306°N 8.166667°ECoordinates: 51°34′59″N 8°10′0″E / 51.58306°N 8.166667°E |
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| Country | Germany |
| State | North Rhine-Westphalia |
| Admin. region | Arnsberg |
| District | Soest |
| Municipal subdivisions | 12 |
| Mayor | Antonius Bahlmann (CDU) |
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| Area | 63.44 km2 (24.49 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 107 m (351 ft) |
| Population | 11,700 (31 December 2010)[1] |
| - Density | 184 /km2 (478 /sq mi) |
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| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) |
| Licence plate | SO |
| Postal code | 59505 |
| Area code | 02921 |
| Website | www.bad-sassendorf.de |
Bad Sassendorf is a municipality in the district of Soest, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
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[edit] History
From February 15th, 1944 to April 4th or 5th 1945 inmates of the Neuengamme concentration camp used as the Eisenbahnbaubrigade 11 repaired rail tracks 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.[2]
[edit] Geography
It is situated approx. 4 km northeast of Soest.
[edit] Neighbouring municipalities
[edit] Division of the town
Bad Sassendorf consists of 12 districts:
- Bad Sassendorf
- Bettinghausen
- Beusingsen
- Elfsen
- Gabrechten
- Heppen
- Herringsen
- Lohne
- Neuengeseke
- Opmünden
- Ostinghausen
- Weslarn
[edit] Twin towns
[edit] Notes
- ^ "Amtliche Bevölkerungszahlen" (in German). Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW. 31 December 2010. http://www.it.nrw.de/statistik/a/daten/amtlichebevoelkerungszahlen/index.html.
- ^ Camp memorial Neuengamme website in German
[edit] External links
- Official site (German)
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