Sessenheim (French pronunciation: [sɛsənajm] ⓘ; Alsatian: Sähsem) is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Grand Est in northeastern France.

[3] 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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