# Wesermarsch

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District in Lower Saxony, Germany

District in Lower Saxony, Germany

Wesermarsch District Flag Coat of arms Country Germany State Lower Saxony Capital Brake Government • District admin. Stephan Siefken Area • Total 821.87 km2 (317.33 sq mi) Population (31 December 2024)[1] • Total 88,936 • Density 108.21/km2 (280.27/sq mi) Time zone UTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST) UTC+02:00 (CEST) Vehicle registration BRA Website landkreis-wesermarsch.de

**Wesermarsch** is a *[Kreis](/source/Districts_of_Germany)* (district) in the northwestern part of [Lower Saxony](/source/Lower_Saxony), [Germany](/source/Germany). Neighboring are (from the east clockwise) the districts of [Cuxhaven](/source/Cuxhaven_(district)) and [Osterholz](/source/Osterholz), the city of [Bremen](/source/Bremen) in the state [Free Hanseatic City of Bremen](/source/Bremen_(state)), the urban district of [Delmenhorst](/source/Delmenhorst), the [district of Oldenburg](/source/Oldenburg_(district)) and the [urban district](/source/List_of_German_urban_districts) of [Oldenburg](/source/Oldenburg_(city)), and the districts of [Ammerland](/source/Ammerland) and [Friesland](/source/Friesland_(district)).

## Geography

The district is located on the western banks of the River [Weser](/source/Weser) between Bremen and the river's mouth. Several rivers cross the district from west to east, the largest being the [Hunte](/source/Hunte), which runs through [Oldenburg](/source/Oldenburg_(city)) before entering Wesermarsch. In the north, the Weser mouth and the [Jade Bight](/source/Jade_Bight) (a bay off the North Sea) enclose the [Butjadingen](/source/Butjadingen) peninsula. The district's largest town is located here: [Nordenham](/source/Nordenham), which lies opposite [Bremerhaven](/source/Bremerhaven) at the Weser mouth.

## History

The district was created in 1933 by merging the *[Ämter](/source/Amt_(political_division))* 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](/source/Borken_(district)) ([North Rhine-Westphalia](/source/North_Rhine-Westphalia)) and [Ludwigslust](/source/Ludwigslust_(district)) ([Mecklenburg-Vorpommern](/source/Mecklenburg-Vorpommern)). A partnership with the English Borough of [Havant](/source/Havant) has existed for several decades already, and in 1989 a partnership with the [Russian](/source/Russia) city of [Voronezh](/source/Voronezh) was established.

## Coat of arms

The coat of arms shows the red and yellow bars of the state of Oldenburg in its left half. In the bottom right a warrior is depicted, symbolizing the Frisian tribes which originally settled in the area. The ship in the top right is a 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

Clickable map of municipalities in the district

Cities Municipalities Brake Elsfleth Nordenham Berne Butjadingen Lemwerder Jade Ovelgönne Stadland

## Literature

- [Klaus Dede](/source/Klaus_Dede): *Wesermarsch. Ein Heimatbuch*. (1982)

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Tabelle EVAS 12411, Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes auf Basis des Zensus 2022, Stand 31. Dezember 2024"](https://www1.nls.niedersachsen.de/statistik/html/default.asp) (in German). [Landesamt für Statistik Niedersachsen](/source/Landesamt_f%C3%BCr_Statistik_Niedersachsen).

## External links

Media related to [Landkreis Wesermarsch](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Landkreis_Wesermarsch) at Wikimedia Commons

- [Official site](https://landkreis-wesermarsch.de/) (in German)

v t e Urban and rural districts in the state of Lower Saxony in Germany Region Hanover Urban districts Braunschweig Delmenhorst Emden Oldenburg Osnabrück Salzgitter Wilhelmshaven Wolfsburg Rural districts Ammerland Aurich Bentheim Celle Cloppenburg Cuxhaven Diepholz Emsland Friesland Gifhorn Goslar Göttingen Hameln-Pyrmont Harburg Heidekreis Helmstedt Hildesheim Holzminden Leer Lüchow-Dannenberg Lüneburg Nienburg Northeim Oldenburg Osnabrück Osterholz Peine Rotenburg Schaumburg Stade Uelzen Vechta Verden Wesermarsch Wittmund Wolfenbüttel

[53°20′N 8°20′E / 53.33°N 8.33°E / 53.33; 8.33](https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Wesermarsch&params=53.33_N_8.33_E_)

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