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Bremen (Low German also: Breem or Bräm), officially the City Municipality of Bremen (German: Stadtgemeinde Bremen, IPA: [ˈʃtatɡəˌmaɪndə ˈbʁeːmən] ⓘ), is the capital of the German state of the Free Hanseatic City of Bremen (Freie Hansestadt Bremen), a two-city-state consisting of the cities of Bremen and Bremerhaven.
These enclaves contain Bremen, officially the 'City' (Stadtgemeinde Bremen) which is the state capital, and the city of Bremerhaven (Stadt Bremerhaven). Both are located on the River Weser; Bremerhaven ("Bremen's harbour") is further downstream on the mouth of the Weser with open access to the North Sea.
Bremen, 16th century. For most of its 1,200 year history, Bremen was an independent city within the confederal jurisdiction of the Holy Roman Empire.In the late Middle Ages, its governing merchant guilds were at the centre of the Hanseatic League, which sought to monopolise the North Sea and Baltic trade.
In 2015, Japanese rock musician Kenshi Yonezu released his third album titled Bremen, with the sixth track "Will-O-Wisp"'s lyrics being centred on the Town Musicians of Bremen. Also in 2015, radical Canadian musician Geoff Berner released the klezmer-punk album We Are Going to Bremen To Be Musicians, inspired by the tale. [22]
Adam of Bremen (fl. 1066), author of chronicles and histories of Germany and Scandinavia. [1]Johann Rode von Wale (c.1445–1511), Catholic cleric; Doctor of Canon and Civil Law; chronicler; long-serving government official (1468–1497); as John III, was Prince-Archbishop of Bremen, 1497–1511
Freiburg's Kiliann Sildillia celebrates scoring during the Bundesliga soccer match between SC Freiburg and Werder Bremen at Europa-Park Stadium, Freiburg, Germany, Friday Feb. 21, 2025.
1283 - Bremen admitted to the Hanseatic League but was excluded in 1285. [2] 1304 - "The commonalty rose against the patricians and drove them from the city." [2] 1358 - Bremen re-admitted to the Hanseatic League. [2] 1409 – Town Hall built. 1427 – Bremen re-excluded from the Hanseatic League. [2] 1433 – Bremen re-admitted to the ...
The first port of Bremen was the Balge, a narrow branch of the Weser river. In the mid-13th century, on Bremen city's riverside of the main river, a quay was built, called the Schlachte. For about three centuries, both ports were used in parallel, before Balge harbour stopped being used.