Saasen (Reiskirchen)

Saasen
Ortsteil of Reiskirchen
Saasen
Coordinates: 50°35′41″N 08°52′52″E / 50.59472°N 8.88111°E / 50.59472; 8.88111Coordinates: 50°35′41″N 08°52′52″E / 50.59472°N 8.88111°E / 50.59472; 8.88111
Country Germany
State Hesse
Admin. region Giessen
District Giessen
Municipality Reiskirchen
Government
 • Mayor Holger Sehrt (SPD)
Area
 • Total 7.37 km2 (2.85 sq mi)
Population (2009-12-31)
 • Total 1,135
 • Density 150/km2 (400/sq mi)
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes 35447
Dialling codes 06401
Vehicle registration GI

Saasen (/ˈsɑːzən/; German: [ˈsaːzən]) is a village in the municipality of Reiskirchen in Central Hesse, Germany. It includes the hamlets of Bollnbach, Veitsberg and Wirberg, a former castle.

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. There is a train station of the Vogelsberg Railway at Saasen. 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:

Division of the town

The map of Saasen

The village consists of 9 hamlets or settlements:

The village square

The village square in Saasen is surrounded by half-timbered 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 is a former monastery located between Saasen and Göbelnrod.

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. [1]

Wieseck

The River Wieseck originates in Saasen.

Geography

The village square of Saasen was established on the eastern bank of the River 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/Ettingshausen[2]

Places of interest

Railway station

Saasen railway station is on the Vogelsberg Railway line from Giessen to Fulda).

References

  1. ↑ Kirche Veitsberg
  2. ↑ SV SAASEN the official website
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