Weser

The top section of the river's course leads through a hilly region called the Weserbergland. It extends from the confluence of Fulda and Werra to the Porta Westfalica, where the Weser runs through a gorge between two mountain chains, the Wiehengebirge in the west and the Wesergebirge in the east.

Between Minden and the North Sea, the Weser has largely been canalised, permitting ships of up to 1,200 tons to navigate the river. Eight hydroelectric dams are located along its length. Further downstream, the river is linked to the Dortmund-Ems canal via the Küsten canal, and another canal links the river at Bremerhaven to the Elbe River.

Towns at the Weser, from the source to the mouth: Hannoversch Münden, Beverungen, Höxter, Holzminden, Bodenwerder, Hamelin, Hessisch-Oldendorf, Rinteln, Vlotho, Bad Oeynhausen, Porta Westfalica, Minden, Petershagen, Nienburg, Achim, Bremen, Brake, Nordenham, Bremerhaven.

The largest tributary of the Weser is the Aller river, which joins the Weser before Bremen.

Tributaries of Weser and Werra (from source to mouth)

• Left
  • Ulster
  • Fulda
  • Diemel
  • Große Aue
  • Hunte
• Right
  • Nesse
  • Aller
  • Lesum (Wümme)

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