Westergate is a short river of
Bremen
Bremen (Low German also: ''Breem'' or ''Bräm''), officially the City Municipality of Bremen (german: Stadtgemeinde Bremen, ), is the capital of the German state Free Hanseatic City of Bremen (''Freie Hansestadt Bremen''), a two-city-state consis ...
and
Lower Saxony
Lower Saxony (german: Niedersachsen ; nds, Neddersassen; stq, Läichsaksen) is a German state (') in northwestern Germany. It is the second-largest state by land area, with , and fourth-largest in population (8 million in 2021) among the 16 ...
,
Germany
Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated betwe ...
. It is a branch of the
Weser
The Weser () is a river of Lower Saxony in north-west Germany. It begins at Hannoversch Münden through the confluence of the Werra and Fulda. It passes through the Hanseatic city of Bremen. Its mouth is further north against the ports of Bre ...
.
The Westergate branches from the Weser west of
Farge
Farge () is a small village in the borough Blumenthal of Bremen, Germany. It is located at the river Weser.
The bombing of Bremen in World War II attacked Farge targets, including the oil storage.
The Farge concentration camp is located nearby ...
. It reunites with the Weser near
Elsfleth
Elsfleth () is a town in the district of Wesermarsch, Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated at the confluence of the Hunte with the Weser, on the left bank of the Weser.
It has a school of navigation (university of applied sciences), a harbour an ...
.
See also
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List of rivers of Bremen
A list of rivers of the state Bremen, Germany:
B
*Balge
G
* Geeste
K
* Kleine Weser and Werdersee
L
*Lesum
*Lune
O
* Ochtum
S
*Schönebecker Aue
V
* Varreler Bäke
W
*Weser
* Westergate
*Wümme
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Bremen
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*
List of rivers of Lower Saxony
All rivers in the German state of Lower Saxony flow directly or indirectly into the North Sea.
A–Z
A
B
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
* Purrmühlenbach
R
S
T
*Tiefenbeek
*Trillkebach
*Trutenbeek
* Twiste
U
* Uffe
*Ulrichswas ...
References
Rivers of Bremen (state)
Rivers of Lower Saxony
Rivers of Germany
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