Sasa, Republic of Macedonia

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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.

[edit] 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.^{[citation needed]}

[edit] 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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