Saal an der Donau

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Location of Saal a.d.Donau within Kelheim district
Saal a.d.Donau

Saal a.d.Donau
Coordinates	48°53′N 11°55′E / 48.883°N 11.917°E / 48.883; 11.917Coordinates: 48°53′N 11°55′E / 48.883°N 11.917°E / 48.883; 11.917
Administration
Country	Germany
State	Bavaria
Admin. region	Lower Bavaria
District	Kelheim
Municipal assoc.	Saal an der Donau
Local subdivisions	15 Ortsteile
Mayor	Peter Buberger

Basic statistics
Area	44.11 km² (17.03 sq mi)
Elevation	346 m (1135 ft)
Population	5,287 (31 December 2011)^[1]
- Density	120 /km² (310 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate	KEH
Postal code	93342
Area code	09441
Website	www.saal-donau.de

Saal is a municipality in the district of Kelheim in Bavaria in Germany. It is located along the banks of the Danube River, around 25 km southwest of Regensburg.

Ortsteile

Villages affiliated to the administration (Ortsteil) of Saal are

Buchhofen
Reißing
Mitterfecking
Peterfecking
Oberfecking
Einmuß
Seilbach
Oberschambach
Unterschambach
Oberteuerting
Unterteuerting
Kleinberghofen
Gstreifet
Kleingiersdorf

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History

The first settlements in Regensburg date back to the ages of the Hallstatt culture.

Saal was first mentioned in a document in 1002. Apparently Saal was at that time owned by Henry II, then Duke of Bavaria, and given to the Niedermünster Abbey in Regensburg.

Already around 1530, the Thurn und Taxis family started to run a post-house in Saal. The German poet Johann Wolfgang von Goethe stopped during his journey to Italy on September 5, 1786, at 15h in Saal for swapping horses at the post-house. The post horn featuring the coat of arms of Saal today still reminds of this tradition.^[2]

Concentration camp memorial in Saal

During World War II, a subcamp of the Nazi concentration camp Flossenbürg, named Ringberg Me, was installed nearby the street connecting Saal and the neighboring village Teugn. The goal was to construct an underground arms industry plant for Messerschmitt, a German aircraft manufacturer. At peak times more than 600 men were imprisoned in the subcamp. After the war 20 bodies and the ashes of about 360 people were found.

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References

^ "Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes". Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik und Datenverarbeitung (in German). 31 December 2011.
^ Haus der bayerischen Geschichte about the coat of arms of Saal

v t e Towns and municipalities in Kelheim

Abensberg Aiglsbach Attenhofen Bad Abbach Biburg Elsendorf Essing Hausen Herrngiersdorf Ihrlerstein Kelheim Kirchdorf Langquaid Mainburg Neustadt an der Donau Painten Riedenburg Rohr in Niederbayern Saal an der Donau Siegenburg Teugn Train Volkenschwand Wildenberg

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