| Page Views: 841 Last Visit to Bremen: December, 2005 I Used To Live Here | Stadt and Bundesland by pieter_jan_v - last update: Oct 10, 2009 |
Bremen | One of the pig statues in the Sögestrasse |
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|  | Bremen is one of the Hanseatic Cities and together with Bremerhaven forming the smalles independent state of the Federal Republic of Germany. |
| Historical Sign at the Sögestrasse |
| | The History of Bremen According to the text on the picture Bremen was founded by fishermen who called this location BRIMUN.
The city's history goes back to the year 800 when it was an early centre of the Christian missions to North and Northeast Europe. The city became the seat of a bishopric in 787. In 965 Bremen was granted market rights by Emperor Otto I and Archbishop Adaldag. From that time trade increased over the Weser river to the Northsea and beyond.
The city always stayed independent, symbolized by the Gothic statue of Roland erected in 1404.
In 1646 the city attained "Reichsunmittelbarkeit" status, making it subject to none but the Emperor, and in 1806 it became a Free Hanseatic City. |
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icunme Sat Oct 10, 2009 08:14 UTC
Have a dear friend born here. Not to be undone by omission among the Bremen musicians, the pig got his own tribute! | sourbugger Fri Jun 6, 2008 08:39 UTC
one german city i've never made it to, so thanks. look forward to seeing your K stuff ! | garridogal Wed Dec 21, 2005 14:34 UTC
Great pictures and I love the animal statues! | hojasdehierba Tue Dec 13, 2005 20:38 UTC
Good info! Thanks for sharing. |
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