Bremen
Bremen is a city in north Germany. It is the capital of the State of Bremen.
Bremen | |
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 Clockwise from top: Bremer Marktplatz, Bremen Hauptbahnhof, the Werdersee and the Town Musicians statue | |
 Flag .svg.png.webp) Coat of arms | |
Location of Bremen | |
  Bremen  Bremen | |
| Coordinates: 53°5′N 8°48′E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Bremen |
| Subdivisions | 5 boroughs, 19 districts, 88 subdistricts |
| Government | |
| • First mayor | Carsten Sieling (SPD) |
| • Governing parties | SPD / Greens |
| Area | |
| • City | 326.73 km2 (126.15 sq mi) |
| • Metro | 11,627 km2 (4,489 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 12 m (39 ft) |
| Population (2022-12-31)[1] | |
| • City | 569,396 |
| • Density | 1,700/km2 (4,500/sq mi) |
| • Metro | 2,400,000 |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 28001–28779 |
| Dialling codes | 0421 |
| Vehicle registration | HB (with 1 to 2 letters and 1 to 4 digits)[2] |
| Website | Bremen online |
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
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Bremen.
- "Bevölkerungsentwicklung 2022 im Land Bremen" (PDF) (PDF) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Bremen. June 2023.
- The carsign HB with 1 letter and 4 digits is reserved for vehicle registration in Bremerhaven.
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