Vegesack is a northern district of the city of Bremen, located about 20 km north from the centre of the city, at the mouth of the river Lesum, beside the Weser. It was established long before the 14th century, when the site was a preferred and protected berth for sailing ships in the winter time or in the stormy seasons. After the first mention of a ferry across the Weser in the 14th century, the name Vegesack was first used in 1453.
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