Bremen (Free Hanseatic City of Bremen)
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Bremen is Germany's smallest city state with around 420 km² and about 680,000 inhabitants (2022 census); it consists of the cities of Bremen and Bremerhaven.

## Overview

The Free Hanseatic City of Bremen is Germany's smallest federal state and consists of two spatially separate cities: Bremen and, around 60 km to the north, Bremerhaven at the Weser estuary. The state covers around 420 km² and has about 680,000 inhabitants (2022 census). Its ISO-3166-2 code is DE-HB. Bremen was a founding state of the Federal Republic in 1949.

## Administrative divisions

As a city state, Bremen has no rural districts. There are two urban municipalities (Bremen and Bremerhaven); the city of Bremen is divided into 5 city boroughs, Bremerhaven into city districts. The Senate under the President of the Senate (Mayor) is at the same time the state government.

## Major cities

- Bremen (around 570,000 inhabitants)
- Bremerhaven (around 115,000 inhabitants)

## Transport

Bremen is a rail and motorway hub in the northwest; Bremen Airport connects the region with European destinations, while Bremerhaven is one of the world's largest container and car ports.

## Economy

Important are port and logistics, aerospace (Airbus), the automotive industry (Mercedes-Benz Bremen) as well as the food and maritime economy.

Updated: 2026-10-28

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Sources:
- Bremen — Wikipedia https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bremen abgerufen 2026-10-28