Best of Bremen
Discover many small stories about Bremens uniqueness.
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Did you know? The Champions-League-Cup was made in Bremen. Furthermore the Hanseatic City is also the cradle of trade and crafts, as well as the automobile hub of Europe. Decaffeinated coffee, screw studs for soccer shoes and the first fully functional helicopter were invented in this city, which is also the smallest state of Germany. Bremen has many histories to tell, several notable successes and a lot of special features to offer. Here you can learn more about 'Best of Bremen'.
History
Economy
Science
Society
Food & Drink
Culture
Famous Names
Sport
Two Cities, One State
Federal State in numbers
Population
Bremen: 566.000
Bremerhaven: 115.000
(Around 2.8 million people live in the Bremen/Oldenburg metropolitan region)
Size
Bremen: Approx. 325 km²
Bremerhaven: Approx. 94 km²
(You need to travel around 60 km through Lower Saxony to get from one part of the state to the othe)
Education
Bremen:
Eight universities in total
(state and private)
Bremerhaven: One state
university
With some 20,000 students, the University
of Bremen is the state’s largest
higher education institution)
Tourism 2022
Bremen:
1.981.672 overnight stays
Bremerhaven:
386.881 overnight stays
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Sea Freight
Bremen: Approx.
12,2 Millionen tonnes handled
Bremerhaven: Approx.
52,4 Millionen tonnes handled
Economy
Bremen is the German state with the highest industrial export rate (2022: 55,2 %).
In terms of price-adjusted economic growth, Bremen was also above the national average (2.8%) in the first half of 2022 compared with the same period of the previous year, at 5.0%.
