Wesermünde: Forgotten history comes to life in the museum!

Wesermünde: Forgotten history comes to life in the museum!

Wesermünde, once the second largest city in Lower Saxony after Hanover, was founded in October 1924 by the merger of the Prussian cities of Geestermünde and Lehe on the Lower Weser. In the 1920s the city experienced continuous growth and in 1927 achieved the status of the largest fishing port in Europe. Supplemented by the towns of Weddewarden, Schiffdorfer Damm and parts of Langen near Speckenbüttel, Wesermünde continued to develop.

In 1939, Bremerhaven was incorporated into Wesermünde, which led to further growth of the city. After the Second World War, which left Wesermünde with severe destruction - particularly due to the bombing on September 18, 1944 - the city was renamed Bremerhaven in 1947 and became part of the new federal state of Bremen. Today's 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 Bremerhaven Historical Museum commemorates the founding of the city 100 years ago Hessian/Lower Saxony General reported.

Historical memory

Another chapter in Bremerhaven's history relates to the effects of the Second World War and the later end of the war in the region. Although this information is not directly linked to the renaming of Wesermünde to Bremerhaven, there are numerous accounts of these historical events and their influence on the city. Loud Bremerhaven.de In this context, the destruction is of great importance for understanding the urban development and 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.

– Submitted by West-East media