Bremen
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| Coordinates | 53°4′33″N 8°48′27″E / 53.07583°N 8.8075°E |
| Administration | |
| Country | Germany |
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| State | Bremen |
| City subdivisions | 5 boroughs with 23 districts |
| First mayor | Jens Böhrnsen (SPD) |
| Governing parties | SPD / Greens |
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| 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. It has about 545,000 inhabitants.
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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