Seesen am Harz: Steinway Piano Origins and Western Harz Foothills
Seesen lies at the western edge of the Harz mountains in the Landkreis Goslar of Niedersachsen. About 21,910 inhabitants live here. The town's most notable historical connection is to Heinrich Engelhard Steinweg, who built his first pianos here before emigrating to New York and founding Steinway & Sons. The Steinway-Haus museum on the Jacobsonstrasse documents this history. The Sehusafest, a folk festival with roots in the town's medieval past, takes place annually.
Goslar is about 25 kilometres east. Salzgitter lies to the north. The Harz foothills begin immediately south of town, with mixed forest and hiking trails leading into the mountains. The Bornhaeuser Teich, a historic mining pond, and the surrounding woods provide recreation close to the town centre.
Seesen was also home to the Jacobson-Schule, one of Germany's first Jewish schools offering secular and religious education together, founded in 1801 by Israel Jacobson.
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Seesen lies at the western edge of the Harz mountains in the Landkreis Goslar of Niedersachsen. About 21,910 inhabitants live here. The town's most notable historical connection is to Heinrich Engelhard Steinweg, who built his first pianos here before emigrating to New York and founding Steinway & Sons. The Steinway-Haus museum on the Jacobsonstrasse documents this history. The Sehusafest, a folk festival with roots in the town's medieval past, takes place annually.
Goslar is about 25 kilometres east. Salzgitter lies to the north. The Harz foothills begin immediately south of town, with mixed forest and hiking trails leading into the mountains. The Bornhaeuser Teich, a historic mining pond, and the surrounding woods provide recreation close to the town centre.
Seesen was also home to the Jacobson-Schule, one of Germany's first Jewish schools offering secular and religious education together, founded in 1801 by Israel Jacobson.
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