Bremen: facts

At a glance

• Country: Germany
• Region: Bremen
• Administrative status: seat of a first-order administrative division (GeoNames code PPLA)
• Population: approximately 546,501
• Coordinates: 53.0758° N, 8.8072° E
• Time zone: Europe/Berlin (UTC+01:00 standard, UTC+02:00 daylight saving time)
• Currency: Euro (EUR)
• Distance to the capital, Berlin: 315 km (196 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Bremen Airport (BRE): 3.4 km (2.1 mi), straight line
• Sea-Airport Cuxhaven/Nordholz / Nordholz Naval Airbase (FCN): 78 km (48 mi), straight line
• Hannover Airport (HAJ): 90 km (56 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Stuhr: 6.1 km (3.8 mi)
• Lilienthal: 9.8 km (6.1 mi)
• Delmenhorst: 12 km (8 mi)
• Ritterhude: 13 km (8 mi)
• Oyten: 14 km (9 mi)

Events

• Kutterpullen: November 2026
• Christmas market: December 2026
• Eiswette: January 2027
• Carnival in Bremen: February 2027
• Easter market: April 2027