Bremen

Basic data:

Universities:

Bremen: Jacobs University Bremen
University of Bremen

Geography:

The Free Hanseatic City of Bremen, Bremen for short, is located in the North German Plain. It is the smallest federal state in Germany. The state includes the two cities of Bremen and Bremerhaven, which are 53 km apart.

The highest natural elevation is 32.5 m above sea level. NN in Friedehorstpark in Bremen-Burglesum. In addition to the Weser as the country\'s main river, there are also the Wümme, Lesum, Ochtum and Geeste rivers. Bremerhaven borders the North Sea to the west.

Climate:

The federal state of Bremen lies in the temperate zone, characterized by maritime influences. July is the warmest month with an average of 16.8 °C, the coldest temperatures are measured in January with 0.8 °C. The month with the least rainfall is February with 36 mm, in June it rains the most with 73 mm. On average, there is less than five days of snow in Bremen each year. Storms and thunderstorms can occur in autumn, and storm surges can also occur. (storm surge 1962)

history:

Bremen was the starting point of the Christian mission to Northern Europe. Already in 787 it was a bishopric and in 845 it was even the seat of an archbishop. Already in 1186 it was endowed with city privileges. In the 13th century, Bremen gained independence from clerical rule. In 1358 it joined the Hanseatic League.

The dominion of the archbishops fell to Sweden in 1648 as the Duchy of Bremen with the capital Stade. While the duchy passed to the Kingdom of Hanover in 1715, the city of Bremen remained an independent imperial city.

By the Reichsdeputationshauptschluss Bremen got back the Anglo-Hanoverian possessions within the city. Schwachhausen, Hastedt and Grolland become Bremen. After its mediatization in 1806, Bremen called itself the Free Hanseatic City of Bremen.

From 1810 to 1813, during the Napoleonic period, Bremen became the capital of the Wesermündung department, which belonged to the French Empire.

At the Congress of Vienna, Bremen was able to retain its independence and was a member of the German Confederation until 1866. The founding of Bremerhaven in 1827 secured the city\'s position as a seaport. In 1871 the state of Bremen became its own federal state in the German Empire.

At the end of the Second World War, Bremen was an enclave of the US occupation zone within the British occupied zone. As a result, Bremen was able to maintain its status as an independent federal state.

With an agreement between the British and American occupation authorities of January 22, 1947 and Proclamation No. 3 of the American military government of January 21, 1947, the urban and rural areas of Bremen and the urban district of Wesermünde, including Bremerhaven, became one with retrospective effect from January 1, 1947 declared an administrative area to be designated as a country.

With the founding of the Federal Republic of Germany in 1949, the state of Bremen was de facto a federal state of the Federal Republic of Germany.

Economy:

Due to its two ports in Bremen and Bremerhaven, the state of Bremen is the number two foreign trade location after Hamburg. It is the seat of shipping companies. and has the most important import port for grain, cotton, wool, tobacco and coffee. Steel mills, ship and aircraft construction, grain mills, coffee roasters, textiles.

Various commodities such as fish, meat and dairy products, traditional raw materials such as tea, cotton, rice and tobacco, as well as wine and citrus fruits are imported and exported.

Bremen is particularly important for coffee imports and car exports. There is also a Daimler plant, Airbus production and aerospace and food industries in the city.