Saal an der Donau

Saal a.d.Donau
Saal a.d.Donau
	Church of Christ, the King
	Coat of arms
	Location of Saal a.d.Donau within Kelheim district
	Saal a.d.Donau Saal a.d.Donau
	Coordinates: 48°53′N 11°55′E
Country	Germany
State	Bavaria
Admin. region	Niederbayern
District	Kelheim
Municipal assoc.	Saal an der Donau
Subdivisions	15 Ortsteile
Government
• Mayor	Christian Nerb (FW)
Area
• Total	44.03 km2 (17.00 sq mi)
Elevation	346 m (1,135 ft)
Population (2019-12-31)[1]
• Total	5,397
• Density	120/km2 (320/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 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

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.

References

"Tabellenblatt "Daten 2", Statistischer Bericht A1200C 202041 Einwohnerzahlen der Gemeinden, Kreise und Regierungsbezirke". Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik und Datenverarbeitung (in German). July 2020.
Haus der bayerischen Geschichte about the coat of arms of Saal

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[1] "Tabellenblatt "Daten 2", Statistischer Bericht A1200C 202041 Einwohnerzahlen der Gemeinden, Kreise und Regierungsbezirke". Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik und Datenverarbeitung (in German). July 2020.

[2] Haus der bayerischen Geschichte about the coat of arms of Saal