Nordenham

Nordenham is a city within the Wesermarsch district, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is located at the mouth of the Weser river on the Butjadingen peninsula at the coast of the North Sea. The seaport city of Bremerhaven is placed on the alternative facet of the river. The Midgard-seaport in Nordenham is the most important personal-owned harbor in Germany. Nordenham evolved from the metropolis of Atens because of the efforts via service provider Wilhelm Muller who traded farm animals and sheep to England within the overdue nineteenth century. Some of the oldest parts of the cutting-edge town location are the antique villages or Wurtendorfer Blexen, Einswarden and Atens.

Bishop Willehad, the Northumbrian-born missionary of the Frisians, died in Blexen in the yr 789, which is also normally typical to be Blexen's yr of foundation. In 1407, the Vredeborch or Friedeburg was erected with the aid of the Hanseatic town of Bremen, a fort to defend pastimes towards the rebellious population, the Rustringer Frisians. The stronghold was destroyed in 1425 and it's miles possible that the web page changed into later utilized by a monastery.