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The city of Bremen is located in northern Germany at the
transition from the large regions of the coastal lowlands of the
North Sea to the North German lowlands and is completely surrounded
by the state of Lower Saxony. The city of Bremen and the city of
Bremerhaven, which is about 60 kilometers to the north, form the
state of the Free Hanseatic City of Bremen. It is the smallest of
the 16 federal states of the Federal Republic of Germany both in
terms of area and population. The highest natural elevation in
Bremen at 32.5 m is located in Friedehorstpark in the Burglesum
district in Bremen / North.
The city became a member of the
Hanseatic League in 1260. Many residents are still proud of the
independence of their city, which is historically justified in
different ways. One of the most frequently mentioned documents is
the Linz diploma from 1646.
The main roads that still exist
today, often called Heerstraße, were laid out during the French
occupation under Napoleon in the 19th century.
In the course
of the 20th century, Bremen incorporated formerly Prussian and
Hanoverian areas. The town halls of these once independent
communities are still partially preserved, for example in Hemelingen
or in Bremen-Nord.
During the Second World War, the city was
often the target of Allied bombing attacks, as many armaments
factories were located here. A worth seeing testimony from this time
is the submarine bunker Valentin.
The city owes its
importance to the port, although the main transshipment has now
shifted to Bremerhaven, located to the north.
Districts
Bremen consists of 22 districts. The port and the developing
Überseestadt are often referred to as the 23rd district, but do not
form a separate administrative unit.
The city district of
Bremen-Nord has its own character due to its geographical location
and historical development. There are parks next to - some of them
former - factory buildings and shipyards. Because of the hilly
landscape, this area is also known as Bremen Switzerland.
In
addition to Überseestadt, the Mitte district with its old town is
particularly interesting for tourists. The landmarks and most of the
sights can be found here. The old town stretches between the Weser
and the ramparts - a green belt with a city moat, which together
with the former city wall originally formed the fortifications of
the city. Very few remains of the city wall have survived, for
example in the medieval-looking Schnoor quarter.
Outside of
the old town, Bremen also has a lot to offer, for example the
Hafenmuseum am Speicher XI (Walle district) or the Focke Museum
(Schwachhausen).
Center
"Mitte" is the name of the
district in the center with the old town, the station suburb and the
Ostertor district. Here are the most famous attractions of the city.
The Mitte district is part of a district of the same name, which
extends beyond the Mitte district, among other things. also includes
the Steintor quarter and the extensive port facilities that connect
downstream.
South
With the Bremen University of Applied
Sciences in Neustadt and Bremen Airport.
Neustadt · Obervieland ·
Huchting · Woltmershausen · Seehausen · Electricity
East
From the Bürgerpark to the Weser Stadium to the "Oasis".
Eastern
suburb · Schwachhausen · Vahr · Horn-Lehe · Borgfeld · Oberneuland ·
Osterholz · Hemelingen
West
From Überseestadt to “rural
Bremen”.
Blockland · Findorff · Walle · Gröpelingen
North
Between Werderland and Blumenthal, separated from Bremen-Mitte by
the port area. Due to the location, the district is similar to an
independent, well-worth seeing small town.
By plane
1 Bremen Airport (City Airport /
Bremen Airport Hans Koschnick, IATA: BRE), Flughafenallee 20, 28199
Bremen. Tel .: +49 (0) 421 559 50, Fax: +49 (0) 421 559 54 74,
E-Mail:
contact@airport-bremen.de It is located in the south of
the city. Over 15 different national and international airlines take
off and land at Bremen Airport. With almost 30 non-stop destinations
in many countries in Europe and North Africa, Bremen Airport is one
of the international commercial airports in Germany. Tram line 6
takes you from the airport to the city center in just ten minutes
and to the main train station in fifteen minutes.
Other airports:
Hamburg Airport is 90 minutes away by train (via Hamburg Hbf), a
little further to Hannover Airport (via Hannover Hbf)
2
Ganderkesee Airfield (Atlas Airfield Ganderkesee, ICAO: EDWQ),
Otto-Lilienthal-Str. 23, 27777 Ganderkesee. Tel .: +49 (0) 4222 80
54 60, Fax: +49 (0) 4222 20 11, E-Mail:
mail@flugplatz-ganderkesee.de. The Ganderkesee airfield can be
easily reached by car from Bremen via the B75 / A28 (approx. 25 km).
Due to the existing night flight permit and the fast transport
connections, Ganderkesee Airport is popular for business travel and
aviation.
By train
Tariff area: The Verkehrsverbund
Bremen-Niedersachsen (VBN) operates around Bremen, so that train
tickets in this area are also valid as bus and tram tickets for
connections in local transport. You should still ask. In the case of
long-distance DB connections, the transfer to bus and tram is only
permitted when entering "+ City" on the ticket.
The DB Bahn
offers a Lower Saxony ticket. This means you can travel cheaply by
train in Bremen, Hamburg and Lower Saxony for a day.
3 Bremen
Central Station, Bahnhofsplatz 15, 28195 Bremen. The railway
junction in the north-west is part of the IC network with individual
ICEs: hourly connections to (north) east: Hamburg, south: Osnabrück,
Münster and Hanover, west: Oldenburg and Emden with connections to
the East Frisian Islands, north: Bremen-Vegesack and Bremerhaven
with a connection to Cuxhaven.
The other train stations in
the city are:
4 Bremen Neustadt train station, Am
Neustadtsbahnhof 5-7. The sole train stop in the southern district
has connections to the main train station and to Delmenhorst,
Oldenburg and Bad Zwischenahn. The trips are carried out by DB Bahn
and NordWestBahn.
5 Bremen-Hemelingen, Ringstraße 18. With
connections to the main train station and to Syke, Bassum and
Twistringen with the NordWestBahn.
6 Bremen-Sebaldsbrück To
Sebaldsbrücker Bahnhof 35, and 7 Bremen-Mahndorf, Mahndorfer Bahnhof
1, with connections to the main train station and to Achim, Verden,
Nienburg / Weser, Neustadt am Rübenberge and Hanover with the DB
Bahn and NordWestBahn.
8 Bremen-Oberneuland, Mühlenfeldstraße 41.
With connections to the main train station and to Rotenburg / Wümme,
Tostedt, Buchholz in the Nordheide and Hamburg with the metronome.
9 Bremen-Walle Waller Ring 146, and 10 Bremen-Oslebshausen,
Sperberstraße 4, and 11 Bremen-Burg,, Bremer Heerstraße 13, with
connections to the main train station and to Bremerhaven with the DB
Bahn and NordWestBahn.
Via Walle, Oslebshausen and Burg there is
then a cross connection to 12 Bremen-Lesum, Hindenburgstraße 79, 13
Bremen-St. Magnus, Am Bahnhof St. Magnus 19, and 14
Bremen-Schönebeck, Groner Mühlenweg 32, to after
15
Bremen-Vegesack, Vegesacker Bahnhofsplatz 34.. Travel time from the
main station: 27 min., Every 15 min.
Every second S-Bahn goes
from Vegesack to Bremen-Farge:
16 Bremen-Aumund, 17 Klinikum
Bremen-Nord / Beckedorf, 18 Bremen-Blumenthal, 19 Mühlenstraße, 20
Kreinsloger, 21 Turnerstraße, 22 Bremen-Farge