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| Coordinates | 53°4′33″N 8°48′27″E / 53.07583°N 8.8075°E |
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| Country | Germany |
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| State | Bremen |
| City subdivisions | 5 boroughs with 23 districts |
| First mayor | Jens Böhrnsen (SPD) |
| Governing parties | SPD / Greens |
| Basic statistics | |
| Area | 326.73 km2 (126.15 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 12 m (39 ft) |
| Population | 548,477 (1 November 2006) |
| - Density | 1,679 /km2 (4,348 /sq mi) |
| - Metro | 1,511,198 |
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| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) |
| Licence plate | HB |
| Postal codes | 28001 – 28779 |
| Area code | 0421 |
| Website | bremen.de |
Bremen is a city in the north of Germany. It is the capital of the state of Bremen.
Bremen has about 545,000 inhabitants. It has an oceanic climate (Cfb in the Koeppen climate classification).
The city' official name today includes the name Hansestadt (hanseatic city) in memory of its history, where it has been important part in the hanseatic league. The architecture of the city and the region as well is influenced by this historic period.
Other hanseatic cities today are: Hamburg, Rostock, Wismar, Stralsund, Lübeck, Greifswald and Demmin.
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Images for kids
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Bremen, 16th century
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Germania, in the early 2nd century (Harper and Brothers, 1849).
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View from the Bremen Cathedral in the direction of the Stephani-Bridge.
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14th to 18th century: territories of the Free City of Bremen (red) and of the Archbishopric of Bremen (yellow); straits between lower Weser and Jadebusen
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Bremen town hall
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Roland
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Territory of Bremen as state since 1800
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Proclamation of the Revolutionary Republic of Bremen (Bremer Räterepublik) in front of the town hall, 15 November 1918.
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Bremen's city hall, cathedral and Bürgerschaft
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View from the Stephanibrücke towards the city centre and cathedral
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Schnoor 36 / Wüstestätte 6
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The Fallturm (Drop Tower) of the University of Bremen
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Bremen Central Station
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The Weserstadion (Football (soccer) stadium)
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Wilhelm Olbers 1758–1840
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Johann Georg Kohl 1808–1878
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August Wilmanns 1833–1917
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Karl Carstens 1914–1992
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View from the Stephani-Bridge in the direction of the Cathedral
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Schlachte
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Baumwollbörse (Cotton exchange)
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The Parkhotel in the Bürgerpark (central park)
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Musical-Theater
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Central Park Wallanlagen
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The city hall (Rathaus)
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Swineherd and pigs sculpture in Bremen
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The Weser River in Bremen
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A building on Böttcherstraße
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Bremer Bank
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Central Bremen and the Weser from St. Petri Dom
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Bremen Airport
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The Skyscraper Weser Tower designed by Helmut Jahn
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Böttcherstraße
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Schnoor
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Beck & Co
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Bremen-Arena