Sassenberg
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Sassenberg | |
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![]() Sassenberg-Füchtorf | |
Location of Sassenberg within Warendorf district ![]() | |
Coordinates: 51°59′23″N 8°02′27″E / 51.98972°N 8.04083°E | |
Country | Germany |
State | North Rhine-Westphalia |
Admin. region | Münster |
District | Warendorf |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–25) | Josef Uphoff[1] (CDU) |
Area | |
• Total | 78.08 km2 (30.15 sq mi) |
Elevation | 60 m (200 ft) |
Population (2023-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 14,566 |
• Density | 190/km2 (480/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
Postal codes | 48336 |
Dialling codes | 02583 (Sassenberg) 05426 (Füchtorf) |
Vehicle registration | WAF |
Website | www.sassenberg.de |
Sassenberg(German pronunciation: [ˈzasn̩bɛʁk]) is a town in the district of Warendorf, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is situated approximately 6 km north-east of Warendorf and 30 km east of Münster.
History
[edit]On July 1, 1969 the municipalities Dackmar, Füchtorf and Gröblingen were incorporated.
Notable people
[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c5/Levin_Schuecking.jpg/80px-Levin_Schuecking.jpg)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3f/Louise_von_Gall.jpg/150px-Louise_von_Gall.jpg)
- Hermann von dem Busche (1468–1534), Humanist
- Levin Schücking (1814–1883), German writer, close confidant and editor of Annette von Droste-Hülshoff; married to Louise von Gall (novelist)
- Louise von Gall (1815–1855), novelist
- Joseph Uphues (1850–1911), sculptor
- Luigi Colani (1928–2019), designer
- Monica Theodorescu (born 1963), dressage rider
References
[edit]- ^ Wahlergebnisse in NRW Kommunalwahlen 2020, Land Nordrhein-Westfalen, accessed 30 June 2021.
- ^ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden Nordrhein-Westfalens am 31. Dezember 2023 – Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes auf Basis des Zensus vom 9. Mai 2011" (in German). Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW. Retrieved 2024-06-20.