Westergate (river)

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Westergate
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Aerial view showing the Valentin submarine pens, the Weser and, in the background, the Westergate
Location
Country Germany
States Bremen, Lower Saxony
Physical characteristics
Source 
 - locationWest of Farge
 - coordinates 53°12′09″N8°30′16″E / 53.2024°N 8.5045°E / 53.2024; 8.5045
Mouth  
 - location
Near Elsfleth
 - coordinates
 53°13′38″N8°27′58″E / 53.2272°N 8.4661°E / 53.2272; 8.4661 Coordinates: 53°13′38″N8°27′58″E / 53.2272°N 8.4661°E / 53.2272; 8.4661
Basin features
Progression Weser→ North Sea

Westergate is a short river of Bremen and Lower Saxony, Germany. It is a branch of the Weser.

Bremen (state) State in Germany

Bremen, officially the Free Hanseatic City of Bremen, is the smallest and least populous of Germany's 16 states. It is informally called Land Bremen, although this is sometimes used in official contexts. The state consists of the city of Bremen as well as the small exclave of Bremerhaven in Northern Germany, surrounded by the larger state of Lower Saxony.

Lower Saxony State in Germany

Lower Saxony is a German state (Land) situated in northwestern Germany. It is the second-largest state by land area, with 47,624 km2 (18,388 sq mi), and fourth-largest in population among the 16 Länder federated as the Federal Republic of Germany. In rural areas, Northern Low Saxon and Saterland Frisian are still spoken, but the number of speakers is declining.

Germany Federal parliamentary republic in central-western Europe

Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central and Western Europe, lying between the Baltic and North Seas to the north, and the Alps to the south. It borders Denmark to the north, Poland and the Czech Republic to the east, Austria and Switzerland to the south, France to the southwest, and Luxembourg, Belgium and the Netherlands to the west.

The Westergate branches from the Weser west of Farge. [1] It reunites with the Weser near Elsfleth. [2]

Farge Ortsteil of Bremen in Germany

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References

  1. ↑ Google (10 April 2019). "Westergate branching of the Weser" (Map). Google Maps . Google. Retrieved 10 April 2019.
  2. ↑ Google (10 April 2019). "Confluence of Westergate and Weser" (Map). Google Maps . Google. Retrieved 10 April 2019.
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