Geeßtemünde

Geeßtemünde, a seaport of Prussia, situated at the confluence of the Geeßte with the Weser, immediately SE. of Bremerhaven, owes its importance to the docks and wharves constructed in 1857-63. It has also a school of navigation; imports petroleum, tobacco, rice, coffee, timber, and corn; and carries on various industries connected with shipping. Pop. 15,452.