Welcome to Sassenberg!

Sassenberg is about 45 minutes by car east of Münster in the district of Warendorf. The small town borders directly on Warendorf, and it only takes about ten minutes to drive to the centre of the district town. Osnabrück and Bielefeld are both about 40 minutes away by car, and Münster/Osnabrück Airport (FMO) is a good half-hour drive away.

By the way, you don't have far to go from Sassenberg to the sea. You can reach the North Sea coastin just two hours via the nearby motorways.

Tip: Münsterland is a cycling region! 4,500 kilometres of cycle paths offer you almost unlimited possibilities in the city and in the countryside: you can commute to work comfortably by bike and go on great tours with friends and family.

In addition to the town centre, Sassenberg also includes the district of Füchtorf, which is around ten minutes' drive to the north, and the villages of Dackmar and Gröblingen. The latter two consist of individual houses and farms in the Münsterland parkland and do not have their own town centre.

Sassenberg is best known beyond the region for its smaller district: Füchtorf bears the title "village of thrift" due to its many specialised farms and offers rural flair with a farmers' café and an annual farmers' market.

Even though rental and purchase prices are following the general property trend overall, there are still numerous niches to be discovered in Münsterland when it comes to building, buying or renting. Here you can find the average purchase and rental prices for a house or flat in rural Münsterland.

In Sassenberg and Füchtorf you can buy everything you need for everyday life in several supermarkets. The centre of Sassenberg also offers a small, fine selection of mostly owner-operated shops: In addition to a shoe shop, flower shops and a bookshop, there is also an optician and a large handicrafts shop. In Füchtorf you can browse in a fashion shop .

The very little ones are looked after in Sassenberg and the district of Füchtorf in a total of nine kindergartens and daycare centres . The Family Centre Sassenberg provides information about other services for parents and children.

The younger pupils in Sassenberg study at three primary schools. The secondary school then offers the lower secondary level qualifications (Hauptschule and Realschule). On the website of the town you will find addresses and links to all schools. Grammar schools and other secondary schools are located in the neighbouring town of Warendorf

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In addition to small and medium-sized businesses, Sassenberg is also home to a number of well-known, internationally active companies. The largest employers in the town include the company technotrans, which among other things produces technology for printing machines, the sausage manufacturer Fleischwaren Stockmeyer, the company BauschLinnemann/SURTECO, a specialist for foils and other furniture surfaces, and the motorhome builder LMC Caravan.