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Weser
The Weser ((:ˈveːzɐ)) is a river in Northwestern Germany. Formed at Hannoversch Münden by the confluence of the rivers Fulda and Werra, it flows through Lower Saxony, then reaching the Hanseatic-town Bremen (see: Hanseatic League), before emptying further north at Bremerhaven into the North Sea. On the opposite (west) bank is the town of Nordenham at the foot of the Butjadingen Peninsula; thus, the mouth of the river is in Lower Saxony. The Weser has an overall length of . Together with its Werra tributary, which originates in Thuringia, its length is .
==Etymology==
Linguistically, the name of both rivers, Weser and Werra, goes back to the same source, the differentiation being caused by the old linguistic border between Upper and Lower German, which touched the region of Hannoversch Münden.
The name ''Weser'' parallels the names of other rivers, such as the ''Wear'' in England and the ''Vistula'' in Poland, all of which are ultimately derived from the root
*''weis-'' "to flow", which gave Old English/Old Frisian ''wāse'' "mud, ooze", Old Norse ''veisa'' "slime, stagnant pool", Dutch ''waas'' "lawn", Old Saxon ''waso'' "wet ground, mire", and Old High German ''wasal'' "rain".
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