Aßlar

Aßlar (or Asslar, [ˈaslaʁ] ^ⓘ) is a town near Wetzlar in the Lahn-Dill-Kreis in Hesse, Germany.

Aßlar lies in the foothills of the Westerwald range and on the river Dill, which empties into the Lahn in neighbouring Wetzlar, about 5 km to the southeast. It is also not far from the "three-state-border", a geographical point common to the German states of Hesse, North Rhine-Westphalia and Rhineland-Palatinate, lying to the west.

The Aßlar community of Werdorf also lies on the River Dill, as do Klein-Altenstädten and Berghausen. Bechlingen, Oberlemp and Bermoll lie north of the main town, away from the river.

Aßlar borders in the north on the communities of Mittenaar and Hohenahr, in the east on the town of Wetzlar, in the south on the town of Solms, and in the west on the community of Ehringshausen (all in the Lahn-Dill-Kreis).

Aßlar is divided into the following communities or Stadtteile:

The communities of Werdorf and Berghausen are so near each other that they merge one into the other, but are officially two Stadtteile, which may be considered "wards" or possibly "boroughs".

Aßlar was first mentioned in A.D. 783 in a charter of an ecclesiastical grant copied into the Lorsch Codex (or Codex Laureshamensis in Latin).

Like many other places, Aßlar grew from a few great estates to about 5,000 by the time of the First World War, always forming a community with Klein-Altenstädten on the other side of the River Dill. Following the Second World War, a great number of refugees settled in the area from various lost German territories. The municipal reforms of 1977 led to its amalgamation with Bechlingen, Berghausen, Bermoll, Oberlemp and Werdorf to produce today's town of Aßlar.