"... but Bremen holds the key!" Bremen by tini58de

Bremen Travel Guide: 389 reviews and 1,055 photos

Rival to Hamburg

Both Hamburg and Bremen have been Hanseatic cities for a long time. And these two cities have been rivals ever since.

There is this neat saying:

Hamburg is the gate to the world, but Bremen holds the key

To understand this better, let me give you a little bit of background:
Hamburg is Germany's second largest city (much bigger than Bremen) and has a very important harbor - so it is widely known as the gate to the world. On the other hand - Bremen has a key on her flag, so that is what that saying refers to.....

Here is some "solid" information now:

Free Hanseatic City of Bremen: International seaport and trading centre right near the North Sea. Independent state of the Federal Republic of Germany, consisting of the cities of Bremen and Bremerhaven Two-city state covering an area of 400 square kilometres - smallest of the 16 German states. State's total population: 681,722, thereof 550,392 in Bremen, making it the tenth largest town in Germany, and 131,330 in Bremerhaven. Significance: second most important foreign trade location in the Federal Republic of Germany (see, what I mean???).

  • Last visit to Bremen: Dec 2000
  • Intro Updated Oct 4, 2004
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  • slothtraveller's Profile Photo
    Sep 3, 2010 at 7:24 AM

    Nice page on Bremen's delights. I'd never heard that 'Bremen is the Key' saying before.

  • yumyum's Profile Photo
    Apr 22, 2007 at 11:14 AM

    I once saw the Bremer Stadtmusikanten statue as a child :))

  • Nemorino's Profile Photo
    Jan 16, 2007 at 3:02 AM

    Hi, Christine. Interesting updated tips on this page. I like the picture of the three musicians from the chocolate bar. Looking forward to seeing you and Heinz on Sunday. -- Don

  • sue_stone's Profile Photo
    Jan 9, 2007 at 10:08 AM

    Looks and sounds like another interesting place, particularly the Schnoor Quarter.

  • nepalgoods's Profile Photo
    Nov 4, 2006 at 10:06 AM

    Bremen is such a lovely city! Great page!

  • Jun 2, 2006 at 11:31 PM

    Interesting Bremen page Christine! I shall add it to my list of must see places in Germany! :)) (I never knew there were sooooo many Rolands!)

  • shrimp56's Profile Photo
    Oct 1, 2005 at 2:38 PM

    I *think* I've been here .... but perhaps I need to go back :)))) Nice page!

  • zrim's Profile Photo
    Feb 22, 2005 at 6:49 AM

    Nice little page on Bremen. Looks like a lot of fun. Going there myself this May.

  • Intrepidduck's Profile Photo
    Feb 20, 2004 at 10:55 PM

    Thank you for telling me the full story of the Bremen Muscians. I've been to the little statue and was only told, by my then Bremen born girlfriend, it in brief.

  • truus_s's Profile Photo
    Oct 3, 2003 at 5:00 AM

    Hoi!! Lovely page from Bremen..Great photos!I was ther e last week..Nice place..

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