Sassan journey

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Sassanfahrt (Franconian: Süsselfoar) ​​is a district of the Upper Franconian market Hirschaid in the Bamberg district with around 2200 inhabitants.

history

Sassanfahrt Castle

Sassanfahrt was first tangible with Gunzo von Sazenvart and was mentioned in a document in 1124 as "Sazenvare". The place name originated in connection with the ferry across the Regnitz river , where the Saxons had settled.

Imperial Count Friedrich Julius Heinrich von Soden enlarged the place around 1790 through his settlement policy. He had so-called drip houses built, which got their name from the definition of the property boundary. This was at the point where the water dripped from the eaves. With the establishment of the "Vorlent-Cassa", from which the poor residents of the Tropfhäuser received loans to buy the houses, Reichsgraf von Soden alleviated the plight of the population. Sassanfahrt and Köttmannsdorf, which in 1750 only had 20 knightly estates in total, grew to over 130 residential places in just a few years. Despite all the efforts of the imperial count, poverty remained a characteristic of the drip house residents. He intended not only to attract workers for his paper mill, but also to educate the new residents to be "hardworking and useful citizens". That is why von Soden founded his own school for Sassanfahrt and Köttmannsdorf in 1794. However, this concept failed. Only a few new residents found work in the works of the Imperial Count.

The lack of arable land led to the undersupply. Soden's settlement policy led to even greater poverty and impoverishment in spite of all well-intentioned plans and progressive measures. The growing criminality of the inhabitants of Sassanfahrt was reported as early as 1808: "It is documented truth that a nursery of beggars ... was formed there".

Sassanfahrt was incorporated on May 1, 1978.

Museums and sights

Drip house

Pfarrer-Hopfenmüller-Straße 7 is one of the last preserved drip houses in its original form . The Tropfhaus Museum , probably the smallest museum in Bavaria , has been located there since June 2003 (4.20 meters high, area around 8 × 9 meters).

Floor plan of a drip house

Many of the original 80 drip houses have been rebuilt and modernized and are partially inhabited. The cramped living conditions can be seen on the floor plan, which often eight or nine people had to share. Most of these houses were demolished or completely rebuilt. The house on Pfarrer-Hopfenmüller-Strasse has been preserved in its original form. Another one in St.-Mauritius-Strasse was only slightly changed. A memorial stone for the victims of a bomb attack in 1945, in which 18 women, men and children were killed, stands in front of the palace square.

The annual Easter fountain is located at the St. Mauritius Church .

The Sassanfahrter Castle was bought by the Hirschaid community and is to be modernized in the next few years. Parts of the old castle wall are still preserved.

religion

Ecclesiastically, the place with Köttmannsdorf belonged to the mother parish Seussling. The own St. Mauritius Church was consecrated in 1929. Sassanfahrt became an independent parish in 1956. The chapel next to the church was originally Protestant and served as a burial tomb. One of the last descendants (benefactress Maurizia) of the count family left them to the Catholic inhabitants of Sassanfahrt. The chapel was enlarged with a wooden extension. For reasons of space, the new church was built in 1929.

literature

Web links

Commons : Sassanfahrt  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Federal Statistical Office (ed.): Historical municipality directory for the Federal Republic of Germany. Name, border and key number changes in municipalities, counties and administrative districts from May 27, 1970 to December 31, 1982 . W. Kohlhammer GmbH, Stuttgart and Mainz 1983, ISBN 3-17-003263-1 , p. 673 .
  2. ^ Rainer Zeh: End of the war 1945 and its effects on Sassanfahrt . Books on Demand, Norderstedt 2013, OCLC 828809428 .

Coordinates: 49 ° 48 ′ 20 ″  N , 10 ° 58 ′ 52 ″  E