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Bremen
Germany
Also known as: Freie Hansestadt Bremen
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- In full:
- Free Hanseatic City-State of Bremen
- German:
- Freie Hansestadt Bremen
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 ...(100 of 1182 words)