landmark
Goslar Old Town
A UNESCO imperial town at the foot of the Harz, with 1,500 half-timbered houses and a thousand-year-old mine.
17 km · about 20 min drive
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Seesen
Lower Saxony, Germany · Europe
About Seesen
Seesen is worth a stop: 20 minutes from Bad Grund, 43km from Wernigerode Castle.
Seesen is in Lower Saxony, Germany, with about 22,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Bad Grund, about 10 km away.
Seesen (German pronunciation: [ˈzeːzn̩] ) 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.
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What is there to see near Seesen?
Within an hour or so of Seesen: Goslar Old Town (17 km), PS Storage Depot Einbeck (23 km), PS.SPEICHER (23 km), Brocken (32 km).
Where is Seesen?
Seesen is in Lower Saxony, Germany, about 10 km from Bad Grund.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 21,909
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Germany
- Region
- Lower Saxony
- Timezone
- Europe/Berlin
- Coordinates
- 51.8909, 10.1785
Emergency & Services
Essential numbers in Germany
ADAC roadside assistance: +49 89 22 22 22. No general speed limit on some autobahn sections but advisory 130 km/h.
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Worth the detour from Seesen
6 notable places within an hour's drive.
museum
PS Storage Depot Einbeck
Quirky German museum with stacked towers of classic cars and an interactive celebration of car culture and engineering.
23 km · about 25 min drive
landmark
PS.SPEICHER
A world-class mobility museum in Einbeck showcasing the history of motorised transport through interactive exhibits and over 400 vehicles.
23 km · about 25 min drive
scenic viewpoint
Brocken
The Harz's highest peak at 1,141m, wreathed in legend and mist and reached by a historic steam railway.
32 km · about 35 min drive
cathedral
Hildesheim Cathedral
A UNESCO Romanesque cathedral famed for its thousand-year-old rose bush and ancient bronze doors.
33 km · about 40 min drive
castle
Wernigerode Castle
A romantic neo-Gothic castle perched above a colourful half-timbered town, the picturesque gateway to the Harz mountains.
43 km · about 50 min drive
Driving roads near Seesen
- 32 kmBrockenThe Harz's highest peak at 1,141m, wreathed in legend and mist and reached by a historic steam railway.
Driving in Germany
- Drives on
- the right
- Petrol
- ~€1.78/litre
- Motorway tolls
- None
When to drive here
April to October
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