Bremen, Bremen, Germany

The Free Hanseatic City of Bremen is a city in the federal state of the same name and the 10th largest city in Germany with approx. 550,000 inhabitants. Bremen lies on both sides of the Weser.

History of the city

In the time of the Hanseatic League towards the middle of the 13th century Bremen developed into a flourishing commercial metropolis and today is a popular destination for visitors, holidaymakers and tourists from many countries. 
Bremen became famous through the Bremen Town Musicians, who are also landmarks of the city. 
Bremen has an important port ( free port ), which is well connected to the inland via the Weser, the Mittellandkanal and other canals. 

In addition, the city has many sights. 

1) The statue of Roland of Bremen was built on the market place in front of the town hall in 1404 and is more than ten meters tall. According to an old legend, the Hanseatic city should be free as long as the Roland statue stands and watches over the citizens. 

2) The Bremen Town Musicians are the second well-known landmark of the town and can be traced back to a fairy tale by the Brothers Grimm. In the fairy tale, a cock, cat, dog and donkey meet by chance and escape the killing of their owner. Listening to the donkey's suggestion, they go to Bremen to become city musicians. 

3) The Bremen Cathedral is located on the market square of the Hanseatic city and is a Gothic building built in the Middle Ages. 

4) The Focke-Museum is the Bremer Landesmuseum für Kunst und Kulturgeschichte. Here the visitor learns everything about the history of Bremen and in foam magazines previously unknown artefacts from the museum are shown to the public. 

5) The Schnoorviertel is a medieval quarter in the Hanseatic city and is characterised by narrow alleys and half-timbered houses. It can be found in the old town of Bremen and gives an impression of how the citizens of the Middle Ages lived and worked.