{{short description|District in Lower Saxony, Germany}} {{Infobox German district |name=Wesermarsch |state=Lower Saxony |capital=[[Brake (Unterweser)|Brake]] |area=821.87 |Kreisschlüssel = 03461 | district_admin = Stephan Siefken | admin_party = |carsign=BRA |url={{url|https://landkreis-wesermarsch.de/}} |map={{Germany district OSM map |parent_subdivision = Q1197}} |image_coa=Wappen Landkreis Wesermarsch.svg |image_flag=Flagge Landkreis Wesermarsch.svg }} '''Wesermarsch''' is a ''[[Districts of Germany|Kreis]]'' (district) in the northwestern part of [[Lower Saxony]], [[Germany]]. Neighboring are (from the east clockwise) the districts of [[Cuxhaven (district)|Cuxhaven]] and [[Osterholz]], the city of [[Bremen]] in the state [[Bremen (state)|Free Hanseatic City of Bremen]], the urban district of [[Delmenhorst]], the [[Oldenburg (district)|district of Oldenburg]] and the [[List of German urban districts|urban district]] of [[Oldenburg (city)|Oldenburg]], and the districts of [[Ammerland]] and [[Friesland (district)|Friesland]].

==Geography== The district is located on 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 being the [[Hunte]], which runs through [[Oldenburg (city)|Oldenburg]] before entering Wesermarsch. In the north, the Weser mouth and the [[Jade Bight]] (a bay off the North Sea) enclose the [[Butjadingen]] peninsula. The district's largest town is located here: [[Nordenham]], which lies opposite [[Bremerhaven]] at the Weser mouth.

==History== The district was created in 1933 by merging the ''[[Amt (political division)|Ämter]]'' of Butjadingen, Brake and Elsfleth, and parts of the ''Ämter'' of Delmenhorst and Varel.

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

==Coat of arms== {| |- valign=top | <!--[[Image:De wesermarsch coat.png|Coat of arms]] ||-->The coat of arms shows the red and yellow bars of the state of [[Duchy of Oldenburg|Oldenburg]] in its left half. In the bottom right a warrior is depicted, symbolizing the [[Frisians|Frisian]] tribes which originally settled in the area. The ship in the top right is a [[cog (ship)|cog]], the typical trading ship of the area in medieval times. It symbolizes the long trading tradition at the mouth of the River Weser. |}

==Towns and municipalities== {{Imagemap Germany district BRA|Municipalities in BRA.svg|300px{{!}}thumb{{!}}left{{!}}Clickable map of municipalities in the district}}

{| ! align=left|Cities ! align=left|Municipalities |- valign=top || #[[Brake, Lower Saxony|Brake]] #[[Elsfleth]] #[[Nordenham]] || #[[Berne, Germany|Berne]] #[[Butjadingen]] #[[Lemwerder]] #[[Jade, Germany|Jade]] #[[Ovelgönne]] #[[Stadland]] |}

==Literature== * [[Klaus Dede]]: ''Wesermarsch. Ein Heimatbuch''. (1982)

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== {{Commons category-inline|Landkreis Wesermarsch}} *[https://landkreis-wesermarsch.de/ Official site] {{in lang|de}}

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