Sasa, Republic of Macedonia

Sasa, Republic of Macedonia

Sasa is a rural inhabited place on an average 1000 meter above the sea level. It is located in the eastern part of the Republic of Macedonia.

History

The village and surrounding mines were set up by Saxons, Germans, which settled north-eastern Macedonia in Middle Ages. The name Sasa originates from German Saxons, as Sasa means Saxon in Macedonian Language.Fact|date=March 2007

Economy

A major part of Sasa's economy is focused around the German-built lead and zinc mine, called Sasies. Constructed in the in seventieth century, it has become a major lead and zinc extraction facility in the Balkans. The surrounding village is populated by around 1000 civilians; most are lower class and since the reopening of the mine in the 1960s, much of the male population has become miners.


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