Bremen (city)
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Clockwise from top: Bremer Marktplatz, Bremen Hauptbahnhof, the Werdersee and the Town Musicians statue.
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| Coordinates: 53°5′N 8°48′E / 53.083°N 8.800°ECoordinates: 53°5′N 8°48′E / 53.083°N 8.800°E | |||
| Country | Germany | ||
| State | Bremen | ||
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| • 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) | ||
| Population (2015-12-31) | |||
| • City | 557,464 | ||
| • Density | 1,700/km2 (4,400/sq mi) | ||
| • Metro | 2,400,000 | ||
| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) | ||
| Postal codes | 28001–28779 | ||
| Dialling codes | 0421 | ||
| Vehicle registration | HB (with 1 to 2 letters and 1 to 4 digits) | ||
| Website | Bremen online | ||
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The City Municipality of Bremen (German: Stadtgemeinde Bremen, IPA: [ˈbʁeːmən]) is a Hanseatic city in northwestern Germany, which belongs to the state Free Hanseatic City of Bremen (also called just "Bremen" for short).
As a commercial and industrial city with a major port on the River Weser, Bremen is part of the Bremen/Oldenburg Metropolitan Region, with 2.4 million people. Bremen is the second most populous city in Northern Germany and eleventh in Germany.
Bremen is a major cultural and economic hub in the northern regions of Germany. Bremen is home to dozens of historical galleries and museums, ranging from historical sculptures to major art museums, such as the Übersee-Museum Bremen. Bremen has a reputation as a working class city. Along with this, Bremen is home to a large number of multinational companies and manufacturing centers. Companies headquartered in Bremen include the Hachez chocolate company and Vector Foiltec. Four-time German football champions Werder Bremen are also based in the city.
Bremen is some 60 km (37 mi) south from the Weser mouth on the North Sea. With Bremerhaven right on the mouth the two comprise the state of the Free Hanseatic City of Bremen (official German name: Freie Hansestadt Bremen).
The marshes and moraines near Bremen have been settled since about 12,000 BC. Burial places and settlements in Bremen-Mahndorf and Bremen-Osterholz date back to the 7th century AD. Since The Renaissance, some scientists have believed that the entry Fabiranum or Phabiranon in Ptolemy's Fourth Map of Europe, written in 150 AD, refers to Bremen. But Ptolemy gives geographic coordinates, and by these dates Phabiranon is situated northeast of the mouth of river Visurgis (Weser). At that time the Chauci lived in the area now called north-western Germany or Lower Saxony. By the end of the 3rd century, they had merged with the Saxons. During the Saxon Wars (772–804) the Saxons, led by Widukind, fought against the West Germanic Franks, the founders of the Carolingian Empire, and lost the war.
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