Bremen-Vegesack

Vegesack
District
Harbour in Bremen-Vegesack
Country	Germany
State	Free Hanseatic City of Bremen
City	Bremen
Subdistricts (km²/inhabitants)	list Vegesack (1.7/6,617) Grohn (2.0/6,159) Schönebeck (2.5/5,562) Aumund-Hammersbeck (3.1/7,980) Fähr-Lobbendorf (2.3/8,187)
Area
• Total	11.87 km2 (4.58 sq mi)
Area rank	13/23
Population (2003)
• Total	34,505
• Rank	7/23
• Density	2,900/km2 (7,500/sq mi)
• Density rank	9/23
Alien population	13.46% (rank 10/23)
Unemployment rate	18.4% (rank 2/23)
Website	Website Ortsamt Vegesack

Vegesack is a northern district of the city of Bremen.

Vegesack is located about 20 km (12 mi) north from the centre of Bremen-city at the mouth of the river Lesum, beside the Weser River (53°10′07″N 8°37′30″E / 53.16861°N 8.62500°E / 53.16861; 8.62500Coordinates: 53°10′07″N 8°37′30″E / 53.16861°N 8.62500°E / 53.16861; 8.62500). Abutting the district of Vegesack to the northwest is the district of Blumenthal, in the southeast the district of Burglesum. Across the river Weser is the Lower Saxony village Lemwerder, connected to Vegesack by a ferry service.

Vegesack was established long before the 14th century. At that time the mouth of the river Lesum and the small brook Aue to the river Weser was a preferred and protected berth for sailing ships in the winter time or in the stormy seasons. Therefore, the first buildings might have been a few workshops and accommodations and pubs for the sailors. After the first mention of a ferry across the Weser in the 14th century, the name "Vegesack" was first used in 1453. The source and the meaning of the name is unknown but might be derived from the pub "Thom Fegesacke".