Editing Sassenheim

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|image_caption      = Old town hall
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|subdivision_name   = [[Netherlands]]
|subdivision_type1  = Province
|subdivision_name1  = [[South Holland]]
|subdivision_type2  = Municipality
|subdivision_name2  = [[Teylingen]]
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|population         = 15.755 <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cbs.nl/nl-nl/maatwerk/2020/29/kerncijfers-wijken-en-buurten-2020|title = Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2020}}</ref>
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'''Sassenheim''' ({{IPA|nl|ˈsɑsə(n)ɦɛim|-|Nl-Sassenheim.ogg}}) is a town and former municipality in the western [[Netherlands]], in the province of [[South Holland]].

The former municipality covered an area of 6.62&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup> (of which 0.23&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup> water) and had a population of 14,906 in 2005. Since 1 January 2006, it is part of the [[Teylingen]] municipality. In 2020, the population reached 15,755.
The name ''Sassenheim'' consists of two parts; the first (''Sassen'') means [[Saxons]], and the second portion (''heim'') is [[Old Frankish]] for "home".

==History==
[[Image:Teylingen.jpg|thumb|upright|left|The ruins of Castle Teylingen]]
The name Sassenheim is mentioned in documents for the first time in 870 as ''Hostsagnem'' ('East Sassenheim') and ''Westsagnem'' ('West Sassenheim').<ref>{{cite book |last1=Dijkstra |first1=Menno |title=Rondom de mondingen van Rijn & Maas: landschap en bewoning tussen de 3e en 9e eeuw in Zuid-Holland, in het bijzonder de Oude Rijnstreek |date=2011 |publisher=Sidestone Press |isbn=978-90-8890-078-5 |pages=485 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=OPSxMRyYW8sC&q=westsagnem |language=nl}}</ref> Later, in the 10th century, the name Saxnem, Zassenem or Sassem was used. It was formed between the towns of [[Leiden]] and [[Lisse]] on the eastern edge of the old coastal [[beach ridge]]s where the main road from Leiden to [[Haarlem]] was located. Along this road many [[castle]]s and [[Estate (house)|estate]]s were built, including the [[mansion]]s along Sassenheim's Main Street (''Hoofdstraat'') dating from the early 1900s. The village church is built on a dune top and portrays a variety of construction styles. Sassenheim is located in an area called the "Dune and Bulb Region" ([[Duin- en Bollenstreek]]). Historically, Sassenheim had a large [[bulb]]flower industry but this has now all but disappeared, only a few fields remain.

One of the most interesting attractions in Sassenheim are the [[ruins]] of [[Teylingen Castle|Castle Teylingen]]. This stronghold was built to guard the north–south route in Holland and later became a residence of [[countess]] [[Jacoba of Bavaria]]. Its outer walls date from the beginning of the 13th century. Around 1570 during the [[Eighty Years' War]], the castle was heavily damaged but rebuilt afterwards. It was bought by the State in 1889 and restored in 1900.

Since [[World War II]] it has placed much emphasis on attracting light industry. The territory of Sassenheim is partly used for this purpose and partly for residential construction. The few bulbs lands owned by the municipality, have virtually disappeared. The many bulbs barns are almost all demolished. Trade and production have moved to areas outside Sassenheim. In the second half of the 20th century Sassenheim becomes a greater town with new districts around the historical town center, first in the Southeast and the West (during the 60s-70s) and later in the rest of the village.

On December 11, 2011 Sassenheim [[Sassenheim railway station|Train station]] has opened near the motorway [[A44 motorway (Netherlands)|A44]].
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== Gallery ==
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File:Sassenheim kerk.jpg|Church:Sassenheimse dorpskerk
File:Pancratiuskerk_Sassenheim.JPG|Catholic church:Pancratiuskerk
File:Sassemheim watertoren2.jpg|Sassenheimse watertoren
File:Bollenstreek Bloemencorso Sassenheim 2005.jpg|Bollenstreek Bloemencorso 2005 edition
</gallery>

==Notable people from Sassenheim==
*[[Bart Zoet]] (20 October 1942), cyclist
*[[Patty Trossèl]] (born 1963), singer and composer
*[[Tim Mudde]] (23 February 1965), far-right activist and singer of Brigade M
*[[Martin Hersman]] (26 February 1974), [[speed skater]]
*[[Jacob Veldhuyzen van Zanten]] - pilot in the [[Tenerife disaster]]<ref>{{Cite news|url= https://www.digibron.nl/search/detail/01357741511a0642eec56cc7/een-handbreed-gesteld |last=Sterk |first=N. |title=Een handbreed gesteld |newspaper=Reformatorisch Dagblad |page=B1 |language=nl |date=1997-03-22 |access-date=2020-01-07}}</ref>

==References==
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== External links ==
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*[http://www.sassenheim.nl Official Website]
*[http://www.teylingen.nl/content.jsp?objectid=2036 History of Sassenheim and Teylingen] (in Dutch)
*{{in lang|nl}} [https://archive.today/20160218202843/http://www.stichtingoudsassenheim.nl/index.php/2-sassenheim Information about the history]

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[[Category:Municipalities of the Netherlands disestablished in 2006]]
[[Category:Populated places in South Holland]]
[[Category:Former municipalities of South Holland]]
[[Category:Teylingen]]


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