Bad Sassendorf

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Bad Sassendorf
Coat of arms Location
Coat of arms of Bad Sassendorf
Bad Sassendorf (Germany)
Bad Sassendorf
Administration
Country Flag of Germany Germany
State North Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. region Arnsberg
District Soest
Municipal subdivisions 12
Mayor Antonius Bahlmann (CDU)
Basic statistics
Area 63.44 km² (24.5 sq mi)
Elevation 107 m  (351 ft)
Population 11,522  (31/12/2005)
 - Density 182 /km² (470 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate SO
Postal code 59505
Area code 02921
Website www.bad-sassendorf.de

Coordinates: 51°34′59″N 08°10′00″E / 51.58306, 8.166667

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 deads.[1]

[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

  1. ^ Camp memorial Neuengamme website in German

[edit] External links

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Towns and municipalities in Soest (district)
Anröchte | Bad Sassendorf | Ense | Erwitte | Geseke | Lippetal | Lippstadt | Möhnesee | Rüthen | Soest | Warstein | Welver | Werl | Wickede 
Coat of Arms of Soest district