Saal an der Donau

Place in Bavaria, Germany

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Municipality in Bavaria, Germany

Saal a.d.Donau

Municipality

Church of Christ, the King

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Location of Saal a.d.Donau within Kelheim district

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Coordinates: 48°53′N 11°55′E﻿ / ﻿48.883°N 11.917°E﻿ / 48.883; 11.917
Country| Germany
State| Bavaria
Admin. region| Niederbayern
District| Kelheim
Municipal assoc.| Saal an der Donau
Subdivisions| 15 Ortsteile
Government

• Mayor (2020–26) | Christian Nerb[1] (FW)
Area

• Total

| 44.03 km2 (17.00 sq mi)
Elevation

| 346 m (1,135 ft)
Population

(2024-12-31)[2]

• Total

| 5,685
• Density| 130/km2 (330/sq mi)
Time zone| UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)| UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes|

93342

Dialling codes| 09441
Vehicle registration| KEH
Website| www.saal-donau.de

Saal (Bavarian: Saal an da Donau) 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

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Villages affiliated to the administration (Ortsteil) of Saal are

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

## History

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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.[3]

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.

## References

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1. ^ Liste der ersten Bürgermeister/Oberbürgermeister in kreisangehörigen Gemeinden, Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik, 15 July 2021.
2. ^ "Gemeinden, Kreise und Regierungsbezirke in Bayern, Einwohnerzahlen am 31. Dezember 2024; Basis Zensus 2022" [Municipalities, counties, and administrative districts in Bavaria; Based on the 2022 Census] (CSV) (in German). Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik.
3. ^ Haus der bayerischen Geschichte about the coat of arms of Saal

* Historical Development of Saal an der Donau (in German)
* Neustadt a. d. Donau > History > Goethe in Neustadt a.d. Donau (in German)
* Subcamps of Konzentrationslager Flossenbürg, Location: Saal a.d. Donau (in German) search at Deutschland - Ein Denkmal (english information page)

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Towns and municipalities in Kelheim (district)

* 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

Coat of Arms of Kelheim district

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