Bremen, Germany

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Population: 660,706
Men: 321,940
Women: 338,766

Size: 126.15 sq miles. (Smallest amongst Germany's 16 States)

http://www.citypopulation.de/php/germany-bremen.php, Aug. 30, 2012

Main Industries

Car Production
-2nd largest in Europe
-Manufactures many vehicle models which include Chrysler and Mercedes Benz
-Has a workforce around 13,000 people

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Aerospace and Aviation Industry 
-One of the leading centers in Germany's for aerospace
-employs around 4,000 employees 

(http://www.big-bremen.de/en/daten_fakten_inhalt_text?sv[id]=141678)

Food and Beverages
-Home to many well known names such as Kellogg’s, Kraft, and Anheuser-Busch.

 (http://www.big-bremen.de/en/daten_fakten_inhalt_text?sv[id]=141678)

Information Technology, Mobile and Wireless Technology
-Very technologically advanced city

(http://www.big-bremen.de/en/daten_fakten_inhalt_text?sv[id]=141678)

City GDP: Approximately $39 billion in 2011

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_German_states_by_GDP

-Bremen consists of two cities. The largest city is Bremen itself, with an estimated population of 547,340 people. The second city is Bremerhaven with an estimated 113,366 people.
-Bremen is located on the northwest side of the Weser River in Germany.
-Bremerhaven has Germany’s second largest port, following Hamburg.
-Bremerhaven's products include: ships, aircraft, steel machinery, electrical equipment, textiles, and beer.
-It is a commercial and industrial center in trading cotton, wool, tobacco, and copper.

http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/world/A0808837.html, Aug. 30, 2012

A Brief History of Bremen

-In 787 under the rule of Charlemagne, Bremen became bishopric and a base for missionary activity. In 847 it became archbishopric.
-Bremen joined the Hanseatic League in 1358, then the Free Imperial City in 1646.
-In 1806, the Free Imperial City of Bremen became an sovereign state title Free Hanseatic City of Bremen. Their currency was the Bremen thaler until 1873.
-In 1827 Bremen bought land from Kingdom of Hanover, where Bremerhaven (literally translates as Bremen's Harbor) was established.
-Bremen became part of North German Confederation in 1867, then an autonomous component state of the German Emprire in 1871.
-Under the Third Reich, Bremen became a regular city in 1935 and wasn't reestablished as a state until 1947.
-In 1949, Bremen joined the Federal Republic of Germany.

http://www.indianchieftravel.com/en/germany/bremen/bremen/bremen-germany-1, Sep. 2, 2012

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bremen_%28state%29, Sep. 2, 2012 

Places to See

Bremen Town Hall 

-dates back to the15th century  

-one of the most important examples of Brick Gothic architecture in Europe

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Becks Brewery

-Well known brewery around the world. Dates back to 1879.

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Bottcherstrasse 

-known as the "museum street" 

-very famous for its unusual architecture

 http://www.kunsttrip.nl/images/bremen/het%20bottcherstrasse%20bremen.jpg
http://gogermany.about.com/od/citiesandregions/tp/Bremen-Travel-Germany.htm, Sep. 3, 2012

Bremen Town Musicians
-Featured in Brother's Grimm story
-Rumored if you rub the donkey's leg while making a wish, the wish will come true

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/14/Bremen.band.500pix.jpg/250px-Bremen.band.500pix.jpg

Ratskeller
-Germany's oldest wine  cellar
-Dates back to 1409
-Featured in a verse of a poem by Heinrich Heine
-Setting for Phantasein im Bremer Ratskeller by Wilhelm Hauff

http://www.szenenight.de/images/eventlist/venues/ratskeller_1287058646.jpg

St. Peter's Cathedral
-99 meters tall
-No structure in Bremen is taller than the Cathedral

http://www.bremen-tourism.de/bremen-at-a-glance, Sep. 2, 2012

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Statue of Roland 
-Medieval hero, Bremen's city protector
-Erected in 1404 as symbol of city's freedom

http://www.monkeysandmountains.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/things-to-do-in-bremen_roland-statue.jpg

Gunter Meisner
 -Born April 18th, 1926 in Bremen, Germany
-Played Mr. Slugworth in Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory in 1971
-Died of heart failure in Berlin at the age of 68

 http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0577070, Aug. 30, 2012

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