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River Weser (Main Line)

 
 
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The River Weser (Main Line) is a commercial waterway and is part of the River Weser. It runs for 452 kilometres through 8 locks from Wadden Sea (which is a dead end) to Weser - Werra - Fulda Kreuzung (which is a dead end).

The exact dimensions of the largest boat that can travel on the waterway are not known. The maximum headroom is not known. The maximum draught is not known.

It has junctions with the River Weser (Drakenburg Loop) at Weser - Schleusenkanal (Drakenburg) Kreuzung (Süd); with the River Weser (Drakenburg Loop) at Weser - Schleusenkanal (Drakenburg) Kreuzung (Nord); with the Mittellandkanal - (Mittellandkanal Verbindungskanal Süd) at Weser - Verbindungskanal Süd Kreuzung and with the Mittellandkanal - (Mittellandkanal Verbindungskanal Nord) at Weser - Verbindungskanal Nord Kreuzung.

Wadden Sea
Limit of the River Weser
Containerhafen Bremerhaven 13.13 kilometres 0 locks
Überseehafen Bremerhaven
Nordschleuse
16.67 kilometres 0 locks
Columbus Kaje 16.85 kilometres 0 locks
Bremerhaven Harbor 18.61 kilometres 0 locks
Zoo am Meer Bremerhaven 19.39 kilometres 0 locks
Weser Mündung
River Weser Estuary
19.83 kilometres 0 locks
Weser - Geeste Kreuzung
Junction of the River Weser and River Geeste
20.52 kilometres 0 locks
Bremerhaven - Nordenham (Blexen) Car Ferry Crossing Point 20.95 kilometres 0 locks
Abbelhauser Sieltief 31.74 kilometres 0 locks
Weser Tunnel
Road tunnel under the River Weser
35.79 kilometres 0 locks
Kernkraftwerk Unterweser 36.89 kilometres 0 locks
Weser - Lune - Schweiburg Kreuzung
Junction of the Rivers Weser, Lune and Schweiburg
38.16 kilometres 0 locks
Weser - Drepte Kreuzung
Junction of the River Weser with the River Drepte
40.31 kilometres 0 locks
Rechtenflether Yachthafen 43.05 kilometres 0 locks
River Schweiburg Südkreuzung
Junction of the River Weser with the River Schweiburg
45.65 kilometres 0 locks
Brake - Sandstedt Car Ferry Crossing Point 46.09 kilometres 0 locks
Weser (Rechter Nebenarm) Nordkreuzung
Junction of the River Weser with the River Weser (Rechter Nebenarm)
46.33 kilometres 0 locks
Braker Hafen 50.48 kilometres 0 locks
Brake Binnenhafen 51.08 kilometres 0 locks
Käseburger Sieltief 55.98 kilometres 0 locks
Weser (Rechter Nebenarm) Südkreuzung
Junction of the River Weser with the River Weser (Rechter Nebenarm)
60.48 kilometres 0 locks
Elsflether Yachthafenschleuse
Lock entrance to Elsflether Yachthafen
60.90 kilometres 0 locks
Hinnebecker Fleth 61.19 kilometres 0 locks
Weser - Hunte Kreuzung
Junction of the River Weser and the River Hunte
61.39 kilometres 0 locks
U-Boot Bunker Valentin 66.39 kilometres 0 locks
Rekumer Loch 66.76 kilometres 0 locks
Westergate 68.71 kilometres 0 locks
Berne - Bremen Farge Car Ferry Crossing Point 69.86 kilometres 0 locks
Warflether Arm 70.43 kilometres 0 locks
Motzener Kanal 73.95 kilometres 0 locks
Motzen - Bremen Blumenthal Car Ferry Crossing Point 74.01 kilometres 0 locks
Ritzenbütteler Kanal 75.45 kilometres 0 locks
Lemwerder - Bremen Vegesack Car Ferry Crossing Point 79.44 kilometres 0 locks
Schönebecker Aue
Bremen Vegesack
79.55 kilometres 0 locks
Weser - Lesum Kreuzung
Junction of the River Weser and the River Lesum
79.78 kilometres 0 locks
Lemwerder Hafen 79.97 kilometres 0 locks
Weser Yacht Club Bremen 80.14 kilometres 0 locks
Weser - Ochtum Kreuzung
Junction of the River Weser and the River Ochtum
85.38 kilometres 0 locks
Sportboothafen Moorlosen-Kirche 86.71 kilometres 0 locks
Wassersporthafen Hasenbüren 87.16 kilometres 0 locks
Stahlwerk ArcelorMittal Bremen 88.55 kilometres 0 locks
Klöcknerhafen 88.92 kilometres 0 locks
Industriehafen
Access to the harbour through Schleuse Oslebshausen
90.34 kilometres 0 locks
Kap-Horn-Hafen 92.23 kilometres 0 locks
Werfthafen 93.35 kilometres 0 locks
Neustädter Hafen 93.75 kilometres 0 locks
Waterfront Bremen
Formally Space Center Bremen
94.04 kilometres 0 locks
Überseehafen 94.36 kilometres 0 locks
Europahafen 96.37 kilometres 0 locks
Hohentorshafen 98.74 kilometres 0 locks
Eisenbahnbrücke Bremen
Bremen–Oldenburg line
99.69 kilometres 0 locks
Stephanibrücke 99.83 kilometres 0 locks
Beck's Brauerei 100.11 kilometres 0 locks
Kleine Weser 100.39 kilometres 0 locks
Bürgermeister-Smidt-Brücke 100.61 kilometres 0 locks
Teerhofbrücke 100.90 kilometres 0 locks
Martini Anleger 101.21 kilometres 0 locks
Wilhelm Kaiser Brücke 101.43 kilometres 0 locks
DLRG Lifeboat Station 101.66 kilometres 0 locks
Sielwall Passenger Ferry Crossing Point 103 kilometres 0 locks
Café Sand 103.02 kilometres 0 locks
Café Ambiente 103.87 kilometres 0 locks
Café Weserbogen 104.06 kilometres 0 locks
Weser Stadion
Home of SV Werder Bremen
104.13 kilometres 0 locks
Karl-Carstens-Brücke 105.85 kilometres 0 locks
Schleuse Weserwehr 106.70 kilometres 0 locks
Allerhafen 107.53 kilometres 1 lock
Werrahafen 107.95 kilometres 1 lock
Fuldahafen 108.47 kilometres 1 lock
Wassersport-Verein Hemelingen 108.85 kilometres 1 lock
Hemelinger See 109.34 kilometres 1 lock
Halbhausener Hafen 110.04 kilometres 1 lock
Arberger Kanal 110.27 kilometres 1 lock
Bremer Motorbootyachtclub Marina Oberweser 110.43 kilometres 1 lock
Arstener Autobahnbrücke 111.16 kilometres 1 lock
Arstener Alte Weser 112.24 kilometres 1 lock
Eisenbahnbrücke Dreye
Hamburg-Venloer line
112.77 kilometres 1 lock
Dreyer Alte Weser
Original route of the Weser
114.23 kilometres 1 lock
Marina Wieltsee 115.21 kilometres 1 lock
Dibbersener Kiessee 123.43 kilometres 1 lock
Bierdener Kiessee 124.33 kilometres 1 lock
Weserbrücke Achim-Uesen 128.36 kilometres 1 lock
Ruderriege des Gymnasium Achim 129.31 kilometres 1 lock
Weser - Schleusenkanal (Langwedel) Kreuzung (Nord)
Junction of the canalized section with the weir exit
130.65 kilometres 1 lock
Schleuse Langwedel 134.41 kilometres 1 lock
Weser - Schleusenkanal (Langwedel) Kreuzung (Süd)
Junction of the canalized section with the weir entrance
140.51 kilometres 2 locks
Ritzenbergener Fähre 141.73 kilometres 2 locks
Weser - Aller Kreuzung
Junction of the River Weser with the River Aller
142.05 kilometres 2 locks
Weserbrücke Groß-Hutbergen 144.99 kilometres 2 locks
Weser - Schleusenkanal (Doerverden) Kreuzung (Nord) 153 kilometres 2 locks
Schleusen Doerverden 154.02 kilometres 2 locks
Weser - Schleusenkanal (Doerverden) Kreuzung (Süd) 156.08 kilometres 3 locks
Weserbrücke Hoya 164.78 kilometres 3 locks
Eisenbahnbrücke Hoya 164.93 kilometres 3 locks
Weserfähre Schweringen
Schweringen car ferry
173.35 kilometres 3 locks
Weser - Schleusenkanal (Drakenburg) Kreuzung (Nord)
Junction of the canalized section with the River Weser (via Drakenburg) and Prahmschleuse
175.78 kilometres 3 locks
Sebbenhausener Brücke 176.32 kilometres 3 locks
Schleuse Drakenburg 177.29 kilometres 3 locks
Balger Brücke 178.43 kilometres 4 locks
Holzbalger Brücke 179.71 kilometres 4 locks
Buckhorster Brücke 180.95 kilometres 4 locks
Weser - Schleusenkanal (Drakenburg) Kreuzung (Süd)
Junction of the canalized section with the River Weser (via Drakenburg) and Prahmschleuse
181.12 kilometres 4 locks
Markloher Kiessee 184.04 kilometres 4 locks
Nienburger Eisenbahnbrücke
Nienburg – Rahden line
185.27 kilometres 4 locks
Nienburger Umgehungsstraßenbrücke 187.32 kilometres 4 locks
Alte Nienburger Brücke 189.36 kilometres 4 locks
Schäferhofer Kiessee 193.59 kilometres 4 locks
Leeseringer Kiesteiche 196.21 kilometres 4 locks
Leeseringener Kieswerk 196.81 kilometres 4 locks
Leeseringener Fähre 197.40 kilometres 4 locks
Liebenauer Kieswerk 200.49 kilometres 4 locks
Weser - Alte Weser - Schleusenkanal Landesbergen Kreuzung
Junction of the canalized section with the weir exit
202.53 kilometres 4 locks
Schleuse Landesbergen 203.52 kilometres 4 locks
Weser - Schleusenkanal Landesbergen Kreuzung
Junction of the canalized section with the weir entrance
204.57 kilometres 5 locks
Kraftwerk Robert Frank 207.06 kilometres 5 locks
Einfahrt zu den Stolzenauer Baggerseen No 2 211.02 kilometres 5 locks
Einfahrt zu den Stolzenauer Baggerseen No 1 211.84 kilometres 5 locks
Stolzenauer Brücke 213.75 kilometres 5 locks
Weser - Schleusenkanal Schlüsselburg Kreuzung (Nordost)
Junction of the canalized section with the weir exit
215.68 kilometres 5 locks
Schleuse Schlüsselburg 216.72 kilometres 5 locks
Weser - Schleusenkanal Schlüsselburg Kreuzung (Südwest)
Junction of the canalized section with the weir entrance
219.91 kilometres 6 locks
Weser - Schleusenkanal Lahde Kreuzung (Nord)
Junction of the canalized section with the weir exit
227.32 kilometres 6 locks
Schleuse Petershagen 229 kilometres 6 locks
Kraftwerk Heyden 234.23 kilometres 7 locks
Weser - Schleusenkanal Lahde Kreuzung (Süd)
Junction of the canalized section with the weir entrance
237.36 kilometres 7 locks
Industriegebiet Heisterholz 239.30 kilometres 7 locks
Wietersheimer Teich 243.36 kilometres 7 locks
Weser - Verbindungskanal Nord Kreuzung
Junction of the River Weser with the Weser North Branch Canal, which connects to the Mittellandkanal
245.98 kilometres 7 locks
Weser Aquädukt (overhead)
Aquaduct carrying the Mittellandkanal across the River Weser
247.72 kilometres 7 locks
Zubringerkanal zum Kanal-Pumpwerk 248.15 kilometres 7 locks
Weser - Verbindungskanal Süd Kreuzung
Junction of the River Weser with the Weser South Branch Canal
248.23 kilometres 7 locks
Nordbrücke 248.50 kilometres 7 locks
Eisenbahnbrücke Minden
Minden narrow-gauge railway line
249.16 kilometres 7 locks
Weserbrücke Minden 249.76 kilometres 7 locks
Glacisbrücke 250.29 kilometres 7 locks
Neesener Schnellstraßenbrücke 252.47 kilometres 7 locks
Aulhausener Eisenbahnbrücke
Porta Westfalica–Häverstädt line
254.01 kilometres 7 locks
Porta Westfalica-Brücke 256.54 kilometres 7 locks
Weser - Werra Kreuzung
Junction of the River Weser with the River Werra
264.62 kilometres 7 locks
Rehmer Anleger 265.09 kilometres 7 locks
Rehmer Fähre 265.21 kilometres 7 locks
Weserbrücke Vennebeck Eisbahnbrücke
Minden - Bad Oeynhausen line
266.91 kilometres 7 locks
Vössener Autobahnbrücke A2 (Nord) 267.43 kilometres 7 locks
Vössener Autobahnbrücke A2 (Süd) 267.58 kilometres 7 locks
Vlothoer Brücke 272.99 kilometres 7 locks
Vlothoer Bootsanleger 273.26 kilometres 7 locks
Vlotho Eisenbahnbrücke
Vlotho - Rinteln line
275 kilometres 7 locks
Borlefzener See 276.69 kilometres 7 locks
Bootsstege Erder 279.99 kilometres 7 locks
Weltheimer Fähre Crossing Point 283.41 kilometres 7 locks
Varenholzer Baggersee
Wasser Sport Club Rietberg Hafengelände
284.40 kilometres 7 locks
Landrat-Petersen-Brücke 287.87 kilometres 7 locks
Doktorsee
Motoryacht-Club Rinteln e.V. and Motorbootclub Wolfsburg Liegestelle
290.14 kilometres 7 locks
Hafen Rinteln 292.14 kilometres 7 locks
Rintelner Altstadtbrücke 293.54 kilometres 7 locks
Rintelner Umgehungsstraßenbrücke 294.83 kilometres 7 locks
Großwiedener Fähre Crossing Point 303.33 kilometres 7 locks
Fuhlener Brücke 308.85 kilometres 7 locks
Thiewallbrücke 320.16 kilometres 7 locks
Schleuse Hameln 321 kilometres 7 locks
Hamelner Eisenbahnbrücke 321.42 kilometres 8 locks
Stadthafen Hameln 321.43 kilometres 8 locks
Weser - Emmer Kreuzung
Junction of the River Weser with the River Emmer
327.38 kilometres 8 locks
Ohsenener Eisenbahnbrücke 328.25 kilometres 8 locks
Ohsener Straßenbrücke 328.87 kilometres 8 locks
Kernkraftwerk Grohnde 331.42 kilometres 8 locks
Lattferder Anleger 332.78 kilometres 8 locks
Grohnder Fähre Crossing Point 334.44 kilometres 8 locks
Hajener Fähre Crossing Point 337.28 kilometres 8 locks
Dasper Brücke 340.86 kilometres 8 locks
Bodenwerdersche Umgehungsbrücke 345.24 kilometres 8 locks
Bodenwerdersche Eisenbahnbrücke 345.55 kilometres 8 locks
Bodenwerdersche Brücke 346.61 kilometres 8 locks
Weser - Sue Kreuzung
Junction of the River Weser with the River Sue
353.01 kilometres 8 locks
Dölmer Anleger 356.27 kilometres 8 locks
Graver Fähre Crossing Point 358.67 kilometres 8 locks
Poller Anlegesteg 363.90 kilometres 8 locks
Seilfähre Polle 364.16 kilometres 8 locks
Heinsener Anlegesteg 366.73 kilometres 8 locks
Holzmindener Umgehungsbrücke 373.88 kilometres 8 locks
Stahler Brücke 374.86 kilometres 8 locks
Lüchtringer Brücke 379.36 kilometres 8 locks
Corveyer Anleger 382.27 kilometres 8 locks
Höxterer Eisenbahnbrücke 382.40 kilometres 8 locks
Höxterer Brücke 385.02 kilometres 8 locks
Godelheimer Eisenbahnbrücke 390.06 kilometres 8 locks
Fürstenberger Anleger 391.41 kilometres 8 locks
Wehrdener Fähre 393.84 kilometres 8 locks
Meinbrexener Eisenbahnbrücke 395.95 kilometres 8 locks
Beverungener Bootssteg 401.21 kilometres 8 locks
Beverunger Brücke
Beverungen
401.36 kilometres 8 locks
Kernkraftwerk Würgassen 405.37 kilometres 8 locks
Würgassener Brücke 406.29 kilometres 8 locks
Hersteller Fähre 407.73 kilometres 8 locks
Weser - Diemel Mündung
Junction of the River Weser with the River Diemel
410.23 kilometres 8 locks
Karlshafener Brücke
Bad Karlshafen
410.69 kilometres 8 locks
Jachthafen Karlshafen 411.16 kilometres 8 locks
Fähre Wahmbeck 417.66 kilometres 8 locks
Fähre Lippoldsberg-Gewissenruh 420.13 kilometres 8 locks
Bootssteg Lippoldsberg 420.17 kilometres 8 locks
Gieselwerder Brücke 423.55 kilometres 8 locks
Bootssteg Gieselwerder 423.65 kilometres 8 locks
Fähre Oedelsheim 427.44 kilometres 8 locks
Bootssteg Bursfelde 434.46 kilometres 8 locks
Fähre Reinhardshagen-Hemeln 440.66 kilometres 8 locks
Bootssteg Vaake 443.17 kilometres 8 locks
Pionierhafen Münden 450.17 kilometres 8 locks
Mündener Weserbrücke 451.56 kilometres 8 locks
Weser - Werra - Fulda Kreuzung
Junction of the Rivers Weser, Werra and Fulda
452 kilometres 8 locks
 
 
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The Weser ([ˈveːzɐ]) 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 50 km (31 mi) further north against the ports of Bremerhaven and Nordenham. The latter is on the Butjadingen Peninsula. It then merges into the North Sea via two highly saline, estuarine mouths.

It connects to the canal network running east-west across the North German Plain.

The river combined with the Werra – a dialectal form of Weser – runs 744 km (462 mi). This makes up the longest river wholly in Germany. The Weser itself is 452 km (281 mi) long. The Werra rises in Thuringia, the German State south of the main projection (tongue) of Lower Saxony.

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[Weser] The Weser ([ˈveːzɐ]) is a river of Lower Saxony in north-west Germany. It begins at Hannoversch Münden through the confluence of the Werra and Fulda. [Battle of Idistaviso] Idistaviso, sometimes known as a first Battle of Minden or Battle of the Weser River, was fought in 16 AD between Roman legions commanded by Roman emperor [On the Banks of the River Weser] On the Banks of the River Weser (German: An der Weser) is a 1927 German silent drama film directed by Siegfried Philippi and starring Carl Auen, Olga [Hamelin] (/ˈhæməlɪn/ HAM-(ə-)lin; German: Hameln [ˈhaːml̩n] (listen)) is a town on the river Weser in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is the capital of the district of Hamelin-Pyrmont [Bremen] Northern Germany after Hamburg. Bremen is the largest city on the River Weser, the longest river flowing entirely in Germany, lying some 60 km (37 mi) upstream [Weser-Stadion] the north bank of the Weser River and is surrounded by lush green parks (the name 'Werder' is a regional German word for "river peninsula"). The city [Minden] lies on the River Weser, north of the Porta Westfalica gap between the ridges of the Weser Hills and Wiehen Hills. The Weser leaves the Weser Uplands and [Kleine Weser and Werdersee] Until 1968 the Kleine Weser and the Werdersee were part of the river Weser in Bremen, Germany. List of rivers of Bremen Coordinates: 53°03′57″N 8°48′30″E [Bremerhaven] semi-enclave in the state of Lower Saxony and is located at the mouth of the River Weser on its eastern bank, opposite the town of Nordenham. Though a relatively [Weser Renaissance] Weser Renaissance is a form of Northern Renaissance architectural style that is found in the area around the River Weser in central Germany and which has
 
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