Bremen

Bremen, Germany

Bremen, in full Free Hanseatic City-State of Bremen, German Freie Hansestadt Bremen, city and Land (state), northwestern Germany. An enclave within the state of Lower Saxony, the state of Bremen comprises the German cities of Bremen and Bremerhaven. Bremen, the capital, is situated on the Weser River some 43 miles (70 km) from the North Sea. It is one of the largest ports of Germany and also one of the major industrial cities of northern Europe. Together with the port of Bremerhaven, situated 37 miles (60 km) to the north, it forms the smallest (in area and population) of the states of Germany but is of vital economic importance. This article describes both the state and the city that dominates it. Area city, 125 square miles (325 square km); state, 162 square miles (419 square km). Pop. (2021 est.) city, 563,290; state, 676,463.