Bremen
city in the Bremen federated state, Germany / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Bremen is a city in north Germany. It is the capital of the State of Bremen.
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Bremen | |
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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 |
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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.