Wesermünde: Forgotten history comes to life in the museum!

Wesermünde: Forgotten history comes to life in the museum!

Bremerhaven, Deutschland - Wesermünde, once the second largest city of Lower Saxony to Hanover, was founded in October 1924 by the merger of the Prussian cities of Geestermünde and Lehe on the Unterweser. In the 1920s, the city experienced continuous growth and achieved the status of the largest fishing port in Europe in 1927. Supplemented by the locations of Weddewarden, Schiffdorfer Damm and parts Langens at Speckenbüttel, Wesermünde developed further.

in 1939 Bremerhaven was incorporated into Wesermünde, which led to further growth in the city. After the Second World War, which left severe destruction in Wesermünde - especially due to the bomb attack on September 18, 1944 - the city was renamed Bremerhaven in 1947 and part of the new state of Bremen. The current urban area of ​​Bremerhaven essentially corresponds to the former Wesermünde. The history of this city is unknown to many people, but a special exhibition in the Historical Museum of Bremerhaven is reminiscent of the founding of the city 100 years ago, such as the Hessische/Lower Saxony reported.

historical memory

Another chapter of the history of Bremerhaven refers to the effects of the Second World War and the later war end in the region. Although this information is not directly connected to the renaming of Wesermünde to Bremerhaven, there are numerous reports on these historical events and its influence on the city. According to bremerhaven.de Understanding the urban development and the cultural heritage of the region.

Near Wesermünde is the fishing village of Wremen on the North Sea coast, which also plays a role in the history of the region.

-transmitted by West-Ost-Medien