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Sassenheim () is a town and former municipality in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland.

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Place details

Locality
Sassenheim
Region
Zuid-Holland
Country
Nederland
Population
15,510
Timezone
Europe/Amsterdam

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Key facts

Settlement.name
Sassenheim
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Sassenheim_hoofdstraat_nr_230.jpg
Settlement.image_caption
Old town hall
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Locatie Sassenheim 2005.png
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_name
Netherlands
Settlement.subdivision_type1
Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1
South Holland
Settlement.subdivision_type2
Municipality
Settlement.subdivision_name2
Teylingen
Settlement.population_total
15.755
Settlement.population_as_of
2020
Settlement.image_flag
Flag of Sassenheim.svg
Settlement.image_shield
Sassenheim gemeentewapen.svg
Settlement.pushpin_map
Netherlands

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Encyclopedic overview

5 sections
Contents
  • History
  • Gallery
  • Notable people from Sassenheim
  • References
  • External links

Sassenheim () 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 km2 (of which 0.23 km2 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".

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Sassenheim” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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