Bremen

Bremen, Germany,¹ has a metroplitan area of 1.1 million, with less than half of them in Bremen itself. It is centered on the right bank of the lower Weser, with its port at the mouth. Besides a 15th century statue of Roland, the city has a 13th century² cathedral, a 15th century town hall and interesting low rise contemporary complexes. The statue and the old townhall constitute a World Heritage Site.

External references

Bremen market and old townhall

Historical maps

Footnotes

1. Deutschland in German.
2. According to en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bremen, accessed 12/21/2007. The Chambers World Gazetteer, David Munrow, ed. (W & R Chambers and Cambridge University Press, 1988) says 11th century.