2) Weser. The American HeritageŽ Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.
...A river, about 483 km (300 mi) long, of central and northwest Germany, flowing generally northward to the North Sea through a long estuary....

3) Bremen. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...(KEY) , city (1994 pop. 551,600), capital of the state of Bremen, NW Germany, on the Weser River. Known as the Free Hanse City of Bremen (Ger. Freie Hansestadt Bremen),...

4) Bremen. The American HeritageŽ Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.
...A city of northwest Germany on the Weser River southwest of Hamburg. It is a major port and was a leading member of the Hanseatic League in the Middle Ages. Population:...

5) Bremerhaven. The American HeritageŽ Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.
...A city of northwest Germany at the mouth of the Weser River near the North Sea. It has a deep natural harbor and is an important shipping center. Transatlantic service...

6) Minden. The American HeritageŽ Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.
...A city of northwest Germany on the Weser River south of Bremen. Settled in Roman times, it was founded c. 800 as a bishopric by Charlemagne. Minden joined the Hanseatic...

7) Hameln. The American HeritageŽ Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.
...A city of northern Germany on the Weser River southwest of Hanover. An ancient Saxon settlement, it is a manufacturing and tourist center famous as the setting for...

8) Schaumburg-Lippe. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...Schaumburg-Lippe, (shoum´boorkh-lip´) (KEY) , former state, N Germany, E of the Weser River. In 1946 it was placed in Lower Saxony. Buckeburg was the capital. It...

9) Teutoburger Wald. The American HeritageŽ Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.
...A range of wooded hills in northwest Germany between the upper Ems and the Weser rivers. It was the site of a victory by Arminius over Roman legions in a.d. 9, commemorated...

10) Friesland. The American HeritageŽ Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.
...A region of northern Europe on the North Sea between the Scheldt and Weser rivers. The Frisians, a Germanic people, were conquered by the Franks in the eighth century....