Sassenheim
town and former municipality in the western Netherlands
Sassenheim is a former municipality in the Dutch province of South Holland. Since 2006, it has been part of the new municipality of Teylingen.
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The former municipality covers an area of 6.62 km² (of which 0.23 km² water). In 2005, it had a population of 14,906.