Bremen

Coordinates: 53°5′N 8°48′E / 53.083°N 8.800°E / 53.083; 8.800
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Bremen
Clockwise from top: Bremer Marktplatz, Bremen Hauptbahnhof, the Werdersee and the Town Musicians statue
Clockwise from top: Bremer Marktplatz, Bremen Hauptbahnhof, the Werdersee and the Town Musicians statue
Flag of Bremen
Coat of arms of Bremen
Location of Bremen
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Bremen is located in Germany
Bremen
Bremen
Bremen is located in Bremen
Bremen
Bremen
Coordinates: 53°5′N 8°48′E / 53.083°N 8.800°E / 53.083; 8.800
CountryGermany
StateBremen
Subdivisions5 boroughs, 19 districts, 88 subdistricts
Government
 • First mayorCarsten Sieling (SPD)
 • Governing partiesSPD / Greens
Area
 • City326.73 km2 (126.15 sq mi)
 • Metro
11,627 km2 (4,489 sq mi)
Elevation
12 m (39 ft)
Population
 (2021-12-31)[1]
 • City563,290
 • Density1,700/km2 (4,500/sq mi)
 • Metro
2,400,000
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
28001–28779
Dialling codes0421
Vehicle registrationHB (with 1 to 2 letters and 1 to 4 digits)[2]
WebsiteBremen online

Bremen is a city in north Germany. It is the capital of the State of Bremen.

About 545,000 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.

References[change | change source]

  1. "Bevölkerungsentwicklung im Land Bremen 4. Quartal 2021" (PDF) (PDF) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Bremen. June 2022.
  2. The carsign HB with 1 letter and 4 digits is reserved for vehicle registration in Bremerhaven.