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Bremerhaven

Bremerhaven
Bremerhaven in July 2013
Bremerhaven in July 2013
Coat of arms of Bremerhaven
Coat of arms
Bremerhaven   is located in Germany
Bremerhaven
Bremerhaven
Coordinates: 53°33′0″N 8°35′0″E / 53.55000°N 8.58333°E / 53.55000; 8.58333Coordinates: 53°33′0″N 8°35′0″E / 53.55000°N 8.58333°E / 53.55000; 8.58333
Country Germany
State Bremen
Founded 1827
Government
 • Lord Mayor Melf Grantz (SPD)
Area
 • Total 93.82 km2 (36.22 sq mi)
Population (2015-12-31)
 • Total 114,025
 • Density 1,200/km2 (3,100/sq mi)
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes 27568-27580
Dialling codes 0471
Vehicle registration HB (with 1 letter and 4 digits)
Website bremerhaven.de
Largest groups of foreign residents
Nationality Population (2012)
 Turkey 3,567
 Portugal 1,366
 Poland 1,159
 Bulgaria 578
 Russia 442

Bremerhaven (German pronunciation: [bʁeːmɐˈhaːfən], literally "Bremen's harbour", Low German: Bremerhoben) is a city at the seaport of the Free Hanseatic City of Bremen, a state of the Federal Republic of Germany. It forms an enclave in the state of Lower Saxony and is located at the mouth of the River Weser on its eastern bank, opposite the town of Nordenham. Though a relatively new city, it has a long history as a trade port and today is one of the most important German ports, playing a crucial role in Germany's trade.

The town was founded in 1827, but settlements, such as Lehe, were in the vicinity as early as the 12th century, and Geestendorf, which was "mentioned in documents of the ninth century". These tiny villages were built on small islands in the swampy estuary. In 1381, the city of Bremen established de facto rule over the lower Weser stream, including Lehe, later therefore called Bremerlehe. Early in 1653, Swedish Bremen-Verden's troops captured Bremerlehe by force.

The Emperor Ferdinand III ordered his vassal Christina of Sweden, then Duchess regnant of Bremen-Verden, to restitute Bremerlehe to Bremen. However, Swedish Bremen-Verden soon enacted the First Bremian War (March to July 1654) and in the following peace treaty (First Stade Recess (); November 1654) Bremen had to cede Bremerlehe and its surroundings to Swedish Bremen-Verden. The latter developed plans to found a fortified town on the site, and much later this location became the present-day city of Bremerhaven. In 1672, under the reign of Charles XI of Sweden, in personal union Duke of Bremen-Verden—colonists tried unsuccessfully to erect a castle (named Carlsburg after Charles XI) there; this fortified structure was meant to protect, as well as control shipping heading for Bremen.


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