Seesen

Seesen is a town and municipality in the district of Goslar, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated on the northwestern edge of the Harz mountain range, approx. 20 km (12 mi) west of Goslar.

Seesen
Town
Sehusa Castle
Sehusa Castle
Flag of Seesen
Flag
Coat of arms of Seesen
Coat of arms
Location of Seesen within Goslar district
Seesen is located in Germany
Seesen
Seesen
Seesen is located in Lower Saxony
Seesen
Seesen
Coordinates: 51°53′35″N 10°10′42″E
CountryGermany
StateLower Saxony
DistrictGoslar
Government
 • Mayor (2019–24) Erik Homann[1] (CDU)
Area
 • Total102.13 km2 (39.43 sq mi)
Elevation
205 m (673 ft)
Population
 (2021-12-31)[2]
 • Total19,125
 • Density190/km2 (490/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
38723
Dialling codes05381
Vehicle registrationGS
Website

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.

Politics

Seats in the municipal assembly (Stadtrat) as of 2006 elections:

Twin towns – sister cities
See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Germany

Seesen is twinned with:[3]

Notable people
Israel Jacobson 1810
  • Konstantin Bernhard von Voigts-Rhetz (1809–1877), Prussian general, born in Seesen
  • Wilhelm Busch (1832–1908), German humorist, poet, illustrator, and painter, spent his last years at the Mechtshausen vicarage
  • Wilhelm Fitzenhagen (1848–1890), cellist, composer and university teacher, born in Seesen
  • Israel Jacobson (1768–1828), established the first Haskalah interdenominational school in Germany at Seesen in 1801
  • Louis Spohr (1784–1859), composer that spent his childhood at Seesen
  • William Steinway, Piano manufacturer that was born at Seesen on 5 March 1835 as Wilhelm Steinweg. His father Henry E. Steinway (Heinrich Engelhard Steinweg) built his first grand piano at a Seesen washkitchen in 1836
  • Emil Wohlwill (1835–1912), chemist, born at Seesen

See also


References
  1. "Verzeichnis der direkt gewählten Bürgermeister/-innen und Landräte/Landrätinnen". Landesamt für Statistik Niedersachsen. April 2021.
  2. "LSN-Online Regionaldatenbank, Tabelle A100001G: Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes, Stand 31. Dezember 2021" (in German). Landesamt für Statistik Niedersachsen.
  3. "Partnerstädte" (in German). Seesen. Retrieved 2022-03-16.
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