Wümme ( German pronunciation ) is a river in northern Germany , in the states Lower Saxony and Bremen , marking the border between the two states for part of its course. It is the main headstream of the Lesum .
16-653: The Wümme's length is 121 kilometres (75 mi). Including the 9.9 km (6.2 mi) Lesum, that runs into the river Weser , its total length is 131.2 km (81.5 mi). The river's source is on the Wulfsberg in Lüneburg Heath . West of Rotenburg , it takes up the rivers Rodau and Wiedau . The Wümme from the left and the Hamme from the right combine near Wasserhorst (part of Blockland in Bremen) forming
32-634: A series of raids culminating in a raid by 49 and 83 Squadrons damaged the aqueducts that crossed the River Elbe - putting the canal out of commission for short periods. Operation Garlic , an attack in September 1943 by 617 Squadron RAF (the "Dambusters") was unsuccessful and costly. The squadron attacked it again in September 1944 using Tallboy "earthquake" bombs breaching it and causing considerable damage. In August of 1944, 571 squadron attacked it with de Havilland Mosquitos , dropping mines into
48-676: 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
64-748: Is linked east at Bremerhaven to the Elbe . A large reservoir, the Edersee , on the Eder , the main tributary of the Fulda, is used to allow enough water depth for shipping year-round. The dam, built in 1914, was bombed and severely damaged by British aircraft in May 1943, causing great destruction and about 70 deaths downstream. It was rebuilt within four months. The reservoir is a major summer resort area. Turbines driven by its sluices provide electricity . The Weser enters
80-733: The German state south of the main projection (tongue) of Lower Saxony. "Weser" and "Werra" are the same words in different dialects. The difference reflects the old linguistic border between Central and Low German , passing through Hannoversch Münden. The name likely derives from the Old Germanic *waisōn "flow, ooze". It is cognate with the Wear in England and Vistula (Polish Wisła, German Weichsel) in Poland, all of which are derived from
96-775: The Porta Westfalica between two high hill ranges, the Wiehengebirge , west and the Weserbergland in the east. Between Minden and the North Sea, humans have largely canalised the river up to a limit of 1,200-ton ships. Eight hydroelectric dams stand at the ends of adjacent weirstreams that make up the river. The navigation is linked west to the Dortmund–Ems Canal via the Coastal Canal . It
112-522: The Proto-Indo-European root * weys- "to flow", which also gives rise to Old English/Old Frisian wāse "mud, ooze", Old Norse veisa "slime, stagnant pool", Dutch waas "haze; soggy land" (see Waasland ), Old Saxon waso "wet ground, mire", Old High German wasal "rain" and French vase "mud, sludge". The Weser starts at the confluence of the Fulda and the Werra. It then runs down to
128-747: The Roter Sand Lighthouse in 1964. The largest tributary of the Weser is the Aller , which joins south of Bremen. Tributaries of the Weser and the Werra (from source to mouth) are: Modes of the list: List: Main towns along the Weser are (from the head of the river to its mouth): Hann. Münden , Beverungen , Höxter , Holzminden , Bodenwerder , Hamelin , Hessisch Oldendorf , Rinteln , Vlotho , Bad Oeynhausen , Porta Westfalica , Minden , Petershagen , Nienburg , Achim , Bremen , Brake , Nordenham , Bremerhaven . The river features in
144-583: The Lesum. Towns on the river Wümme are Lauenbrück , Scheeßel , Rotenburg, Ottersberg , Fischerhude, Lilienthal and Bremen . This article about a river in Bremen is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article related to a river in Lower Saxony is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Weser The Weser ( pronounced [ˈveːzɐ] )
160-477: The North Sea in the southernmost part of the German Bight . In the sea it splits into two arms – the riverbed at the end of the last ice age . These sea arms are called Alte Weser (old Weser) and Neue Weser (new Weser). They are the waterways for ships heading for the ports of Bremerhaven , Nordenham , and Bremen . The Alte Weser Lighthouse marks the northernmost point of the Weser. This replaced
176-631: The canal network running east–west across the North German Plain . The river, when combined with the Werra (a dialectal form of Weser ), is 744 km (462 mi) long and thus, the longest river entirely situated within Germany (the Main , however, is the longest if the Weser and Werra are not combined). The Weser itself is 452 km (281 mi) long. The Werra rises in Thuringia ,
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#1732773356871192-665: The canal. It was repaired after the conflict. The best known building of the Dortmund-Ems canal is the Henrichenburg boat lift in Waltrop , which enabled a ship to bridge a difference in height of 14 metres (46 ft). It operated until 1962, and was then replaced by a new elevator and a lock. Today it houses the Westfälisches Industriemuseum . Some kilometres to the north, the canal reaches
208-533: The city of Datteln , which lies at the crossroads of four canals: The old route of the canal crosses the rivers Lippe , Stever and Ems on bridges. These bridges are built with large arches, and the bridge over the Lippe lies 15 metres (49 ft) above the river. After the Second World War, the canal had to be widened. Those parts that were above ground level could not easily be widened, and therefore
224-613: The legend and folk tale the Pied Piper of Hamelin . Dortmund%E2%80%93Ems Canal The Dortmund–Ems Canal is a 269-kilometre (167 mi) long canal in Germany between the inland port of the city of Dortmund ( 51°31′30″N 7°26′40″E / 51.52500°N 7.44444°E / 51.52500; 7.44444 ) and the seaport of Emden . The artificial southern part of the canal ends after 215 kilometres (134 mi) at Herbrum lock near Meppen . The route then takes
240-575: The river Ems for 45 kilometres (28 mi) to Oldersum lock. From there, the canal continues along a second artificial segment of 9 kilometres (6 mi). This latter section was built because inland ships at the time of the construction of the canal were not built for the open sea, which they would have faced at the Dollart and the entry to the sea port of Emden. It is connected to the Ems-Jade Canal from Emden to Wilhelmshaven . The canal
256-586: Was opened in 1899 ( 1899 ) to reduce demand on the railway network, which could not cope with the transport of products from the Ruhr area . Also, the canal was supposed to make coal from the Ruhr area more competitive compared to imported English coal. Furthermore, the steel industry in the eastern Ruhr area needed to import ore from abroad. The canal was attacked numerous times during World War II due to its strategic importance. During June through August 12th 1940
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