Bremen

Bremen
Bremen
City
	Clockwise from top: Bremer Marktplatz, Bremen Hauptbahnhof, the Werdersee and the Town Musicians statue
	Flag Coat of arms
	Location of Bremen
	Bremen Bremen
	Coordinates: 53°5′N 8°48′E / 53.083°N 8.800°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)
• 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)
Website	Bremen online

Bremen is a city in north Germany. It is the capital of the State of Bremen.

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 change

↑ "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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[1] "Bevölkerungsentwicklung 2022 im Land Bremen" (PDF) (PDF) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Bremen. June 2023.

[2] The carsign HB with 1 letter and 4 digits is reserved for vehicle registration in Bremerhaven.

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