Sassenberg

Sassenberg
Sassenberg
Town
	Sassenberg-Füchtorf
	Coat of arms
	Location of Sassenberg within Warendorf district
	Location of Sassenberg
	Sassenberg Sassenberg
	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 (CDU)
Area
• Total	78.08 km2 (30.15 sq mi)
Elevation	60 m (200 ft)
Population (2024-12-31)
• Total	14,558
• Density	186.4/km2 (482.9/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, BE
Website	www.sassenberg.de

Sassenberg (German pronunciation: [ˈzasn̩bɛʁk] ^ⓘ; Low German: Sassenbiärg) 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

On July 1, 1969 the municipalities Dackmar, Füchtorf and Gröblingen were incorporated.

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

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Authority control databases
International	VIAF GND
Other	Yale LUX