Wesermarsch

Infobox German district
name=Wesermarsch
state=Lower Saxony
capital=Brake
area=821.87
population=94,125
population_as_of=2003
density=115
carsign=BRA
url=http://www.landkreis-wesermarsch.de

Wesermarsch is a "Kreis" (district) in the northwestern part of Lower Saxony, Germany. Neighboring are (from the east clockwise) the districts of Cuxhaven and Osterholz, the city of Bremen in the state of Bremen, the urban district of Delmenhorst, the district of Oldenburg and the urban district of Oldenburg, and the districts of Ammerland and Friesland.

Geography

The district is located at the western banks of the River Weser between Bremen and the river's mouth. Several rivers cross the district from west to east, the largest of them being the Hunte, which runs through Oldenburg before entering Wesermarsch. In the north the Weser mouth and the Jadebusen (a bay of the North Sea) enclose the Butjadingen peninsula. Here the largest town of the district is located: Nordenham, lying opposite to Bremerhaven at the Weser mouth.

History

The district was created in 1933 by merging the "Ämter" of Butjadingen, Brake and Elsfleth, and parts of the "Ämter" of Delmenhorst and Varel.

Partnerships

Since February 1991 the district has had a partnership with the German districts of Borken (North Rhine-Westphalia) and Ludwigslust (Mecklenburg-Vorpommern). A partnership with the English Borough of Havant has existed for several decades already, and in 1989 a partnership with the Russian city of Voronezh was established.

Coat of arms

External links

* [http://www.landkreis-wesermarsch.de Official site] de icon