Quick facts for kids
Bremen
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![]() Clockwise from top: Bremer Marktplatz, Bremen Hauptbahnhof, the Werdersee and the Town Musicians statue
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Country | Germany | ||
State | Bremen | ||
Area | |||
• Metro | 11,627 km2 (4,489 sq mi) | ||
Elevation | 12 m (39 ft) | ||
Population
(2019-12-31)
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• City | 567,559 | ||
• Metro | 2,400,000 | ||
Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) | ||
Postal codes |
28001–28779
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Dialling codes | 0421 | ||
Vehicle registration | HB (with 1 to 2 letters and 1 to 4 digits) | ||
Website | Bremen online |
Bremen is a city in north Germany. It is the capital of the State of Bremen.
About 550,000 people live in Bremen. It has an oceanic climate (Cfb in the Koeppen climate classification).
The city's 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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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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Weser-Stadion is the home ground of Werder Bremen
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The Weser River in Bremen
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The skyscraper Weser Tower designed by Helmut Jahn
