Bremen

Bremen

DE
Population551,415
Bremen (Low German also: Breem or Bräm), officially the City Municipality of Bremen (German: Stadtgemeinde Bremen, IPA: [ˈʃtatɡəˌmaɪndə ˈbʁeːmən] ), is the capital of the German state of the Free Hanseatic City of Bremen (Freie Hansestadt Bremen), a two-city-state consisting of the cities of Bremen and Bremerhaven. With about 577,000 inhabitants, the Hanseatic city is the 11th-largest city of Germany and the second-largest city in Northern Germany after Hamburg. Bremen is the largest city on the River Weser, the longest river flowing entirely in Germany, lying some 60 km (37 mi) upstream from its mouth into the North Sea at Bremerhaven, and is completely surrounded by the state of Lower Saxony. Bremen is the centre of the Northwest Metropolitan Region, which also includes the cities of Oldenburg and Bremerhaven, and has a population of around 2.8 million people. Bremen is contiguous with the Lower Saxon towns of Delmenhorst, Stuhr, Achim, Weyhe, Schwanewede and Lilienthal. There is an exclave of Bremen in Bremerhaven, the "Citybremian Overseas Port Area Bremerhaven" (Stadtbremisches Überseehafengebiet Bremerhaven). Bremen is the fourth-largest city in the Low German dialect area after Hamburg, Dortmund and Essen. Bremen's port, together with the port of Bremerhaven at the mouth of the Weser, is the second-largest port in Germany after the Port of Hamburg. The airport of Bremen (Flughafen Bremen "Hans Koschnick") lies in the southern borough of Neustadt-Neuenland and is Germany's 12th-busiest airport. Bremen is a major cultural and economic hub of Northern Germany. The city is home to dozens of historical galleries and museums, ranging from historical sculptures to major art museums, such as the Bremen Overseas Museum (Übersee-Museum Bremen) or the Weserburg. The Bremen City Hall and the Bremen Roland form the UNESCO World Heritage Site "Town Hall and Roland on the Marketplace of Bremen". Bremen is well-known through the Brothers Grimm's fairy tale "Town Musicians of Bremen" (Die Bremer Stadtmusikanten), and there is a statue dedicated to it in front of the city hall. Bremen has a reputation as a working-class city. The city is home to many multinationals and manufacturing companies headquartered in Bremen include Hachez chocolate and Vector Foiltec. Bundesliga club SV Werder Bremen play in the Weserstadion on the bank of the Weser.

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Schütting

Schütting

The Schütting, situated on the Marktplatz (market square) in Bremen, initially served the city's merchants and tradesmen as a guild …

Rathaus

Rathaus

Bremen City Hall (German: Bremer Rathaus) is the seat of the President of the Senate and Mayor of Bremen, Germany. …

Wilhelm Wagenfeld Haus

Wilhelm Wagenfeld Haus

Wilhelm Wagenfeld House (German: Wilhelm-Wagenfeld-Haus) is a design museum and exhibition centre in Bremen, Germany. Completed in the Neoclassical style …

Museumsmühle Hasbergen

Museumsmühle Hasbergen

Alexander von Humboldt

Alexander von Humboldt

Alexander von Humboldt is a German sailing ship originally built in 1906 by the German shipyard AG Weser at Bremen …

Das Depot

Das Depot

Botanika

Botanika

Botanika is an indoor botanical garden with science center, in the Rhododendron-Park Bremen. The greenhouses opened in the year 2003 …

Überseemuseum

Überseemuseum

The Overseas Museum in Bremen (German: Übersee Museum Bremen) is a Natural History and ethnographic museum in northern Germany. In …

Gerhard-Marcks-Haus

Gerhard-Marcks-Haus

The Gerhard Marcks Museum or Gerhard Marcks House (German: Gerhard Marcks Haus) is a museum in Bremen, Germany, inspired by …

St. Petri-Dom

St. Petri-Dom

Bremen Cathedral (German: Bremer Dom or St. Petri Dom zu Bremen), named after St. Peter, is a church situated in …

Rhododendronpark

Rhododendronpark

The Rhododendron-Park Bremen (46 hectares), also known as the Rhododendron-Park und Botanischer Garten Bremen, is the biggest collection of rhododendrons …

Seenotrettungskreuzer Paul Denker

Seenotrettungskreuzer Paul Denker

Kunsthalle Bremen

Kunsthalle Bremen

The Kunsthalle Bremen is an art museum in Bremen, Germany. It is located close to the Bremen Old Town on …

Universität Bremen (ZARM, Fallturm)

Universität Bremen (ZARM, Fallturm)

Fallturm Bremen is a drop tower at the Center of Applied Space Technology and Microgravity at the University of Bremen …

Gut Landruhe

Gut Landruhe

Schifferhaus

Schifferhaus

The Shipper's House in Bremen, Germany is a building in the oldest district of the Free Hanseatic city of Bremen. …

Villa Ichon

Villa Ichon

Haus Atlantis

Haus Atlantis

The Atlantis House (German: Haus Atlantis) on Böttcherstraße in the old town of Bremen in the north of Germany is …

Villa Borgward

Villa Borgward

Aalto-Hochhaus

Aalto-Hochhaus

Aalto-Hochhaus is a 22-floor high-rise apartment building in Bremen, Germany, designed by Alvar Aalto. It is approximately 65 m (213 …

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