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WESER (O. Ger. Visuracha, Wisura, Lat. Visurgis) , one of the chief
long ; if the measurement be made from the source of the Werra, in the Thiiringer Wald, the total length of the stream is 440 m. At Munden the river surface is 38o ft. above sea-level; the most rapid fall in its course is between Karlshafen and Minden in Westphalia. Nearly the entire course of the Weser lies in Prussia, but it also touches part of Brunswick and Lippe, and after flowing through Bremen expands into an estuary separating the duchy of Oldenburg from the Prussian province of Hanover. Between Munden and Minden its course lies through a picturesque valley flanked by irregular and disjointed ranges of hills (Reinhardswald, Sollinger Wald, Weser Hills, &c.); but after it emerges from these mountains by the narrow pass called the " Porta Westfalica," near Minden, its banks become flat and uninteresting. The breadth of the river varies from Iro yds. at Munden to 220 yds. at Minden, 250 yds. at Bremen, 14 m. at Elsfleth and 7; M. at its entrance into the sea.The Weser on the whole is shallow, and navigation above Bremen is sometimes interrupted by drought. Until 1894 the fairway up to Bremen had a minimum depth of little over 8 ft.; thereafter important works were undertaken, the minimum depth was made 18 ft., and the importance of Bremen as a port was greatly enhanced. Boats of 35o tons can ascend generally as far as Munden. A system
meeting one another at Bederkesa) connects the estuary of the Weser with that of the Elbe; a canal between the Hunte and the Leda gives connexion with the Ems. On the upper Weser (above Bremen) the navigation, which is interrupted by occasional rapids, is assisted by locks and weirs. The principal
junction of the Hunte the Weser, hitherto a single stream, is divided into several channels by islands. The Weser drains a basin estimated at 18,53o sq. m., The navigation of the Weser was long hampered by the various and vexatious claims and rights of the different states through whose territories it ran. Before 1866 the joint stream, including the Werra and the Fulda, changed its ruler no less than thirty-five times on its way to the sea. In 1823, however, a treaty was made establishing a fixed toll
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between Miinden and the sea are Karlshafen, HSxter, Holzminden, Bodenwerder, Hameln, Rinteln,Vlotho, Minden, Stolzenau, Nienburg, Vegesack, Elsfleth, Brake, Geestemunde and Bremerhaven. The Weser gave name to a department in the short-lived kingdom of Westphalia: the chief town was Osnabruck. End of Article: WESER (O. Ger. Visuracha, Wisura, Lat. Visurgis) If you wish, you can link directly to this article.
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