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This article is about the German city. For other uses, see Bremen (disambiguation).
| Bremen |
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Bremen town hall, St. Peter's Cathedral and parliament |
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Bremen
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| Coordinates |
53°4′33″N 8°48′27″E / 53.07583°N 8.8075°E / 53.07583; 8.8075 |
| Administration |
Country
| Germany |
| State |
Bremen |
| City subdivisions |
5 boroughs (23 districts), including:
- Blumenthal
- Burglesum
- Vegesack (5 districts)
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| First mayor |
Jens Böhrnsen (SPD) |
| Governing parties |
SPD / Greens |
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| Basic statistics |
| Area |
326.73 km2 (126.15 sq mi) |
| - Metro |
11,627 [[km2]] (4,489 sq mi) |
| Elevation |
12 m (39 ft) |
| Population |
548,477 (1 November 2006) |
| - Density |
1,679 /km2 (4,348 /sq mi) |
| - Metro |
2,400,000 |
| Other information |
| Time zone |
CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) |
| Licence plate |
HB |
| Postal codes |
28001–28779 |
| Area code |
0421 |
| Website |
Bremen online |
The City Municipality of Bremen (German: Stadtgemeinde Bremen, pronounced [ˈbʁeːmən]) is a Hanseatic city in northwestern Germany. A port city along the river Weser, about 60 km (37 mi) south from its mouth on the North Sea, Bremen is part of the Bremen-Oldenburg metropolitan area (2.4 million people). Bremen and Bremerhaven are the two cities in the state of Bremen (official name: Freie Hansestadt Bremen1 - Free Hanseatic City of Bremen). Bremen is the second most populous city in North Germany and tenth in Germany. |
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