Sessenheim
Sessenheim (Sähsem) is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Grand Est in northeastern France.
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• Name — Sessenheim • Commune Status — Commune • Arrondissement — Haguenau-Wissembourg • Canton — Bischwiller • Insee — 67465 • Postal Code — 67770 • Mayor — Raymond Riedinger • Term — 2020–2026 • Elevation Min M — 118 • Elevation Max M — 122 • Area Km2 — 9.18
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Sessenheim is a place recorded by the Etalab API Découpage administratif and the Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names. The authority records of the Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names record Sessenheim as an inhabited place. Etalab API Découpage administratif records Sessenheim as a commune. The authority records of the Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names record Grand Est as the administrative unit of Sessenheim. Etalab API Découpage administratif records Bas-Rhin as the administrative unit of Sessenheim. Etalab API Découpage administratif records Grand Est as the administrative region of Sessenheim. Etalab API Découpage administratif records France as the country of Sessenheim. The area of Sessenheim is 923.84 hectares, according to the Etalab API Découpage administratif. The Etalab API Découpage administratif records the postal code 67770 for Sessenheim.
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Sessemheim was the setting for Johann Wolfgang Goethe's first love affair with Friederike Brion, a priest's daughter, which he immortalized in his Sesenheimer Lieder. This collection of poems was the foundation of his reputation as a poet.
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