Sessenheim Travel Guide

 robertbaum Says:  The new church of 1911/12 is built asymmetrical with a gallery on the northern wall where people can sit as well. The paintings along the gallery are done by artists and students of professor Reinhardt from Munich.When entering the church the aisle leads to the choir with a... 

 robertbaum Says:  The town hall actually is a combined town hall and school. It is situated on place de la Mairie beside the Catholic church. The school area stretches out on the back side. It was built in 1954. A large wall painting on the front side displays Sessenheim at the time when... 

 robertbaum Says:  This barn stands in the yard of the parish house (todays Lutheran parish. At the time when Goethe came to Sessenheim in 1770 it was the house of the family Brion, the minister of the church.It is said the Goethe helped in the house, as in October 1770 when he helped to store... 

 robertbaum Says:  You would like to explore Sessenheim "in the footsteps of Goethe and Friederike Brion"?The hiking association Club Vosgien has marked a route (see other picture). It is marked by a red circle and takes about 90 minutes for the 6 km. It starts at the town's centre (No. 1)... 

 robertbaum Says:  The Gothe-Museum is a small private collection and part of the restaurant "Au Boeuf" giving you the once in a time chance of combining German and Alsatian culture with French cuisine.As other people collect stamps the family has started decades ago to collect bits and pieces... 

 robertbaum Says:  This tumulus consists of very old graves from prehistoric Celtic or Merovingian times. This place is mentioned by Goethe in his autobiography "Dichtung und Wahrheit" ("Poetry and Truth") as the goal of numerous walks together with his love Friederike Brion during his stays... 

 robertbaum Says:  Beside the main sanctuary with the main altar the two side altars, a bluish wooden chancel to the left and a large Holy Cross hanging on the right side wall are catching the eye of the visitor. 

 robertbaum Says:  Left and right of the entrance and below the gallery for the organ, two statues of the Holy Virgin and a stained glass window worshipping the immaculate conception are illuminated to focus the attention for prayers. 

 robertbaum Says:  The glass windows shown here depict female saints and are located on the north-west wall of the church, starting from the choir in the following order#5: Sta. Teresia and Sta. Johanna d'Arc#6: Sta. Ricardis and Sta. Odilia#7: Sta. Monica and Sta. Maria Magdalena#8: Sta.... 

 robertbaum Says:  The glass windows shown here depict male saints and are located on the south-east wall of the church, starting from the choir in the following order#1: St. Arbogastus and St. Florentius#2: St. Aloisius and St. Joannes Bosco#3: St. Ludovicus and St. Leo IX.#4: St. Antonius... 

 robertbaum Says:  The organ was installed by Martin and Joseph RINCKENBACH in 1912 the same year the church was built. Originally it had 14 registers. It is supposed that the 15th register was added in 1925 when the Rinckenbach brothers repaired the organ. In the years 1930-40s the organ... 

 robertbaum Says:  The church built in 1912 consists of a simple nave with a flat wooden ceiling.It has a splendid interior including a main altar and the two side altars, stained glass windows on both sides and in the choir, a large organ, a wooden chancel, a golden cross and statues of Maria... 

 robertbaum Says:  The front room of the Goethe Memorial building in Rue Albert Fuchs No. 6 is dedicated to Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749-1832). He was a student in Strasbourg from April 1770 to August 1771. During this time he visited many Alsatian towns together with his friend Friedrich... 

 robertbaum Says:  In the original building a André SILBERMANN organ from 1719 was installed. After repairs and modifications by Georg HLADKY in 1793 and STIEHR in 1826 the organ was dismantled in 1909 (to give space for the enlargement of the church) and brought to Strasbourg where it was... 

 robertbaum Says:  Until 1912 the Lutheran and Catholic congregation used a common church building for their services. It was standing on the site of todays Lutheran church. But in 1912 two new church buildings where erected, a larger one for the Lutheran that replaced the old building.On the... 

 robertbaum Says:  The house No. 6 in Rue Albert Fuchs from 1820 was used by guardsmen during the time of Napoleon. It has a timber porch typical for the imperial time.In 1961 professor Albert Fuchs founded the Goethe Memorial to commemorate the connection of the young Goethe with Sessenheim,... 

 robertbaum Says:  Attached is the town map of Sessenheim with the sights marked.