Seesen, Lower Saxony, Germany
🇩🇪 Seesen is a town and municipality in the district of Goslar, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated on the north-western edge of the Harz mountain range, approx. 20 km west of Goslar.
History The Saxon settlement of Sehusa was first mentioned in a 974 deed issued by Emperor Otto II and Chancellor Willigis, from 1235 on it belonged to the Welf dukes of Brunswick-Lüneburg who had a castle erected. In 1428 Seesen received town privileges by Duke Otto II the One-Eyed of Brunswick-Göttingen. On 17 July 1810, Israel Jacobson dedicated in Seesen the first synagogue which employed an organ and a choir during prayer and introduced some German liturgy. This day is celebrated by Reform Judaism worldwide as its foundation date. In 1836 Heinrich Engelhard Steinweg (later named Henry E. Steinway) built his first grand piano in his kitchen in Seesen; the instrument is today on display at New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Europe/Berlin/Lower_Saxony
Seesen has a population of over 20,800 people. Seesen also forms part of the wider Goslar District which has a population of over 134,688 people. Seesen is situated 20 km west of Goslar.
Twin Towns, Sister Cities Seesen has links with:
🇫🇷 Carpentras, France 🇮🇹 Montecorvino Rovella, Italy 🇩🇪 Thale, Germany 🏴 Wantage, England🇩🇪 Halberstadt 51.894
🇳🇱 Vlaardingen 51.9
🏴 Cheltenham 51.9
🇳🇱 Overbetuwe 51.917
🇳🇱 Capelle aan den IJssel 51.933
🏴 Colchester 51.892
🇩🇪 Wittenberg 51.867
Locations Near: Seesen 10.1818,51.8928
🇩🇪 Goslar 10.428,51.916 d: 17.1
🇩🇪 Salzgitter 10.333,52.153 d: 30.8
🇩🇪 Hildesheim 9.951,52.151 d: 32.7
🇩🇪 Peine 10.233,52.317 d: 47.3
🇩🇪 Wolfenbüttel 10.533,52.15 d: 37.4
🇩🇪 Göttingen 9.938,51.531 d: 43.6
🇩🇪 Braunschweig 10.527,52.265 d: 47.7
🇩🇪 Hanover 9.738,52.368 d: 60.9
🇩🇪 Hannover 9.738,52.372 d: 61.3
🇩🇪 Bodenwerder 9.517,51.967 d: 46.3
Antipodal to: Seesen -169.818,-51.893
🇹🇴 Nuku'alofa -175.216,-21.136 d: 16563.4
🇦🇸 Pago Pago -170.701,-14.279 d: 15831.9
🇼🇸 Apia -171.76,-13.833 d: 15779.5
🇵🇫 Papeete -149.566,-17.537 d: 15801.7
🇺🇸 Hilo -155.089,19.725 d: 11923.8
🇺🇸 Maui -156.446,20.72 d: 11836.7
🇺🇸 Maui County -156.617,20.868 d: 11823.1
🇺🇸 Wailuku -156.505,20.894 d: 11818.5