City Details: Bremen

A few alternate names for Bremen are: BRE, Brehmehn, Brehmen, Brema, Breme, Bremen, Bremen hiria, Bremenas, Bremene, Bremeni

Bremen, officially the City Municipality of Bremen, is the capital of the German state of the Free Hanseatic City of Bremen, a two-city-state consisting of the cities of Bremen and Bremerhaven. With about 577,000 inhabitants, the Hanseatic city is the 11th-largest city of Germany and the second-largest city in Northern Germany after Hamburg.

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General Information

  • Official Name: Germany
  • Common Name: Germany
  • Population: 546501
  • Timezone: Europe/Berlin
  • Coordinates: 53.07582, 8.80717
  • Country Code: DEU
  • Continent: Europe

Closest Airports to Bremen

  • 1. Bremen Airport (BRE), distance from city center: 3.43 km
  • 2. Bremerhaven Airport (BRV), distance from city center: 50.41 km
  • 3. Wilhelmshaven-Mariensiel Airport (WVN), distance from city center: 69.04 km

Location of Bremen

Germany Country Details

  • Country: Germany
  • Official Name: Federal Republic of Germany
  • Capital: Berlin
  • Region: Europe
  • Subregion: Western Europe
  • Population: 83,240,525
  • Area: 357,114 km²
  • Languages: German
  • Currency: Euro (€)
  • Timezones: UTC+01:00
  • Flag: Flag of {countryDetailsInfoJson[0].name.common}

Has borders with:

  • Austria
  • Belgium
  • Czech Republic
  • Denmark
  • France
  • Luxembourg
  • Netherlands
  • Poland
  • Switzerland

Holidays in Bremen, Germany

Planning a short trip? Check out the Long Weekends Calendar in Germany for 2026

  • Neujahr - 2026-01-01
  • Heilige Drei Könige - 2026-01-06
  • Internationaler Frauentag - 2026-03-08
  • Karfreitag - 2026-04-03
  • Ostersonntag - 2026-04-05
  • Ostermontag - 2026-04-06
  • Tag der Arbeit - 2026-05-01
  • Christi Himmelfahrt - 2026-05-14
  • Pfingstsonntag - 2026-05-24
  • Pfingstmontag - 2026-05-25
  • Fronleichnam - 2026-06-04
  • Mariä Himmelfahrt - 2026-08-15
  • Weltkindertag - 2026-09-20
  • Tag der Deutschen Einheit - 2026-10-03
  • Reformationstag - 2026-10-31
  • Allerheiligen - 2026-11-01
  • Buß- und Bettag - 2026-11-18
  • Erster Weihnachtstag - 2026-12-25
  • Zweiter Weihnachtstag - 2026-12-26

Daylight Saving Time in Bremen, Germany

Year DST Start DST End
2025 Mar 30, 2025, 1:00 AM Oct 27, 2025, 1:00 AM
2026 Mar 29, 2026, 1:00 AM Oct 26, 2026, 1:00 AM
2027 Mar 28, 2027, 1:00 AM Nov 1, 2027, 1:00 AM
2028 Mar 26, 2028, 1:00 AM Oct 30, 2028, 1:00 AM
2029 Mar 25, 2029, 1:00 AM Oct 29, 2029, 1:00 AM
2030 Mar 31, 2030, 1:00 AM Oct 28, 2030, 1:00 AM
2031 Mar 30, 2031, 1:00 AM Oct 27, 2031, 1:00 AM
2032 Mar 28, 2032, 1:00 AM Nov 1, 2032, 1:00 AM
2033 Mar 27, 2033, 1:00 AM Oct 31, 2033, 1:00 AM
2034 Mar 26, 2034, 1:00 AM Oct 30, 2034, 1:00 AM

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Museums in Bremen, Germany

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Überseemuseum

Bahnhofsplatz 13, 28195 Bremen, Germany

Coordinates: 53.0834° N, 8.8106° E

Hours: Tu-Fr 09:00-18:00 • Sa,Su 10:00-18:00 • Mo off • SH Tu-Su 10:00-18:00

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Schulmuseum Bremen

Auf der Hohwisch 61-63, 28207 Bremen, Germany

Coordinates: 53.0661° N, 8.8603° E

Hours: Mo,Tu,Fr 09:00-14:00 • We,Th 09:00-16:00

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Dom-Museum

Sandstraße 10-12, 28195 Bremen, Germany

Coordinates: 53.0753° N, 8.8097° E

Hours: Mo-Fr 10:00-16:45 • Sa 10:00-13:30 • Su 14:00-16:45

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Wilhelm Wagenfeld Haus

Am Wall 209, 28195 Bremen, Germany

Coordinates: 53.0731° N, 8.8148° E

Hours: Tu 15:00-21:00 • We-Su 10:00-18:00

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Kunsthalle Bremen

Am Wall 207, 28195 Bremen, Germany

Coordinates: 53.0728° N, 8.8134° E

Hours: Tu 10:00-21:00 • Mo off • We-Su 10:00-17:00

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Hafenmuseum Speicher XI

Am Speicher XI 1, 28217 Bremen, Germany

Coordinates: 53.0967° N, 8.7713° E

Hours: Tu-Su 11:00-18:00 • Mo off

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Universum

Wiener Straße 1a, 28359 Bremen, Germany

Coordinates: 53.1067° N, 8.8450° E

Hours: Sa,Su,PH 10:00-18:00 • Mo-Fr 09:00-18:00

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Bremer Geschichtenhaus

Wüstestätte 10, 28195 Bremen, Germany

Coordinates: 53.0726° N, 8.8095° E

Hours: Mo 12:00-18:00 • Tu-Su 11:00-18:00

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Museum für Netztechnik

Weserwehr, 28207 Bremen, Germany

Coordinates: 53.0613° N, 8.8680° E

Hours: closed "wegen Umbauarbeiten bis auf Weiteres geschlossen"

Museum

Altes Pumpwerk

Salzburger Straße 12, 28219 Bremen, Germany

Coordinates: 53.1050° N, 8.8039° E

Hours: Su[1] 15:00-18:00

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Villa Ichon

Goetheplatz 4, 28203 Bremen, Germany

Coordinates: 53.0722° N, 8.8149° E

Museum

Schifferhaus

Stavendamm 15, 28195 Bremen, Germany

Coordinates: 53.0732° N, 8.8086° E

Hours: Mo,We,Fr,Sa 11:00-18:00 • Su 11:00-16:00

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Gerhard-Marcks-Haus

Am Wall 208, 28195 Bremen, Germany

Coordinates: 53.0727° N, 8.8146° E

Hours: Tu,We,Fr-Su 10:00-18:00 • Th 10:00-21:00

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Paula-Modersohn-Becker-Museum

Böttcherstraße 6-10, 28195 Bremen, Germany

Coordinates: 53.0752° N, 8.8061° E

Hours: Tu-Su 11:00-18:00 • Mo off

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Städtische Galerie Bremen

Buntentorsteinweg 112, 28201 Bremen, Germany

Coordinates: 53.0659° N, 8.8067° E

Hours: Tu-Su 12:00-18:00 • Mo off

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Ludwig Roselius Museum

Böttcherstraße 6, 28195 Bremen, Germany

Coordinates: 53.0750° N, 8.8058° E

Hours: Tu-Su 11:00-18:00 • Mo off

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Bremer Rundfunkmuseum

Findorffstraße 22-24, 28215 Bremen, Germany

Coordinates: 53.0887° N, 8.8063° E

Hours: Tu-Th,Su 10:00-15:00 • PH off

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Focke-Museum

Schwachhauser Heerstraße 240, 28213 Bremen, Germany

Coordinates: 53.0924° N, 8.8640° E

Hours: Tu 10:00-21:00 • We-Su 10:00-17:00

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Weserburg Museum für moderne Kunst

Teerhof 20, 28199 Bremen, Germany

Coordinates: 53.0765° N, 8.7988° E

Hours: Tu-Su 11:00-18:00

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Focke-Windkanal

Emil-Waldmann-Straße 4, 28195 Bremen, Germany

Coordinates: 53.0804° N, 8.8159° E

Hours: Su[1] 12:00-17:00