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Sassenheim

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Teylingen
Sassenheim hoofdstraat nr 230
Sassenheim hoofdstraat nr 230

Sassenheim (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈsɑsə(n)ɦɛim] (listen)) 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".

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Sassenheim
Hoofdstraat, Teylingen

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Hoofdstraat
2171 BC Teylingen
South Holland, Netherlands
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