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Seesen

Located in Landkreis Goslar, Lower Saxony Coordinates: 51°54′26″ N 10°09′58″ E

Map showing the location of Seesen Seesen
Location in Germany
Population
18,657
18.7K
Elevation
237 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
Places inside
37
listed under Seesen
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
HAJ Hannover Airport70 km
KSF Kassel Airport76 km

About Seesen

Seesen is a village. Location: Landkreis Goslar, Lower Saxony. Population: 18,657. Elevation: 237 m.

From Wikipedia

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.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Area
102 km²
Official website
stadtverwaltung-seesen.de

Source: Wikidata

Places bordering Seesen

  • Bockenem

Twin towns and sister cities of Seesen

  • Thale· Germany

Source: Wikidata. Only places with a page on this site are shown.

Population of Seesen over time

Population of Seesen over time
1912 5,380
2015 19,296
2016 19,314
2017 19,472
2019 19,340
2021 19,125
2022 19,159
2023 19,185
2024 18,657
2025 18,612

Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.

Climate of Seesen

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 7° · Night 2° · Rain 61 mm

Hottest month
August (day 22°)
Coldest month
February (night -3°)
Wettest month
June (76 mm)
Driest month
February (47 mm)

Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).

Show values as a table
Climate of Seesen
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)3°4°7°12°17°20°22°22°17°12°7°4°
Average low (°C)-2°-3°0°2°7°10°12°11°8°5°2°-1°
Precipitation (mm)624760526576706858556171

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Seesen

The nearest airport is Hannover Airport (HAJ), 70 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Salzgitter, 33 km to the northeast.

Airports

  • Hannover Airport (HAJ) Hannover 70 kmnorthwest
  • Kassel Airport (KSF) Calden 76 kmsouthwest
  • Paderborn Lippstadt Airport (PAD) Büren 112 kmwest

Nearby large cities

  • Salzgitter Population: 105K 33 kmnortheast
  • Göttingen Population: 122.1K 45 kmsouth
  • Braunschweig Population: 244.7K 47 kmnortheast
  • Hanover Population: 515.1K 59 kmnorthwest
  • Wolfsburg Population: 123.1K 71 kmnortheast

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Day trips from Seesen

Within 100 km: 434 historic and cultural sites, 4,099 natural sites, 785 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km569 places

  • Schalk River 20 kmSE
  • Unter Hahnebalzer Teich Lake 17 kmSE
  • Sösestausee Lake 22 kmSE
  • Prinzenteich Lake 18 kmSE

25–60 km1,704 places

  • Ohe River 43 kmNW
  • Bere River 57 kmSE
  • Aue River 46 kmE
  • Aue River 43 kmE

60–100 km3,045 places

  • Wande River 91 kmSW
  • Erpe River 90 kmSW
  • Wiehe River 75 kmN
  • Sarre River 83 kmE

Straight-line distances.

Places in Seesen

37 places
  1. 1 Seesen 21.9K
  2. 2 Bornhausen 1.2K

Bar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.

Cities & villages12

Mountains & nature17

Lakes, rivers & coasts5

Heritage & sights1

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Sources & licences

Data last updated: · 2 independent sources