Today's Sassenhein is an oasis of peace in the immediate vicinity of the village of Haren near Groningen. The ponds embedded in the cultural landscape with their leafy surroundings function as an angler's paradise, but also as a stopover for hikers on the Pieterpad or simply as relaxation for residents of Haren and the surrounding area. The origin of the current complex lies in the peat development of this area. The peat formed about 6,000 to 3,000 years ago as a result of the rise in the groundwater level. In the 19th century it was decided to partly excavate these peat areas to extract the peat (to be used as peat fuel). This created the current Noordplas of Sassenhein in this area, as well as the area with petgaten (small peat ponds) on the north side of the Wolddeeldijk, called the Wolddeelen. The name Sassenhein is taken from the first chairman of the Angling Club “Groningen”, Henderikus Aalderink (nickname: Hein) and his second wife Saska Schönfeld Wichers. The contraction of Saska and Hein thus created “Sassenhein”, as the fishing water was soon called after the fishing club acquired ownership of it. Saska Schönfeld Wichers was related to the writer Belcampo, whose real name was Herman Pieter Schönfeld Wichers. Belcampo was a striking appearance in the city of Groningen for years, a student doctor by profession and a second cousin of Saska.
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