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Former duchy, Germany. Lying between the lower Weser and lower Elbe rivers and northwest of the former duchy of Brunswick-Lüneburg, it covered an area of about 2,000 sq mi (5,200 sq km). It was made an archbishopric in the 13th century, and in 1648 became a duchy under the supremacy of Sweden. In 1715 it became part of the electorate of Hanover.

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The Freie Hansestadt Bremen is a constituent Land of the Federal Republic (see Bundesrepublik Deutschland) which includes Bremerhaven by the mouth of the river Weser. Though the smallest Land, it is (after Hamburg) the second largest harbour city with an ancient tradition (see Hanse, Deutsche). Its legislative body is the Bürgerschaft, and the Land government the Senat. From 787 a diocesan city, it was from 845 ruled by an archbishop; the key of St Peter in its coat of arms is a relic of this period which ended with Bremen's independence at the beginning of the 14th c. Proud of its century-long defence of its freedom, the key has meanwhile come to represent the ‘key to the world’ (Schlüssel zur Welt). During the Reformation Bremen adopted a moderate form of Calvinism; Dutch influence of the period is also perceptible in some of its architecture. Among the buildings that have been preserved or restored are the gothic town hall (Rathaus) with its Renaissance front, the gothic cathedral of St Peter, and the Bürgerschaftshaus by the market place. In 1646 Bremen became a Freie Reichsstadt, in 1815 a member of the Deutscher Bund, and in 1866 a member of the Norddeutscher Bund. In 1871 it became a Bundesstaat of the German Empire, adopting the designation Land in 1919, and in 1920 a democratic constitution. Bremen is associated with the community of artists in the fenland village of Worpswede, which attracted Rilke at the turn of the century (Worpswede, 1903); the city's Paula-Modersohn-Becker-Haus exhibits the work of one of its finest artists (see Modersohn-Becker, P.). Bremen, the native city of Rudolf Alexander Schröder, awards an annual prize for literature. The citizens' most cherished symbol is ‘Roland der Riese am Rathaus zu Bremen’. (See Roland.)

 
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Freie Hansestadt Bremen
Free Hanseatic City of Bremen
Bremen-rathaus.jpg
Flag Coat of arms
border Coat of arms of Bremen (state)
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Location
Map of Germany, location of Bremen (state) highlighted
Coordinates 53°6′″N 8°47′″E / Expression error: unexpected / operator, Expression error: unexpected / operatorCoordinates: 53°6′″N 8°47′″E / Expression error: unexpected / operator, Expression error: unexpected / operator
Time zone CET/CEST ([[UTC+1]]/[[UTC+2|+2]])
Administration
Country Germany Flag_of_Germany.svg
NUTS Region DE5 Flag_of_Europe.svg
State subdivisions 2 urban districts
Capital Bremen
Senate President Jens Böhrnsen (SPD)
Governing parties SPD / Alliance '90/The Greens
Votes in Bundesrat 3 (from 69)
Basic statistics
Area   km² ( sq mi)
Population  
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GDP/ Nominal € 24 billion (2005)
Licence plate code HB
Website bremen.de

The Free Hanseatic City of Bremen (official name in German: Freie Hansestadt Bremen) is the smallest of Germany's 16 Federal States (Bundesländer). A more informal name, but used in some official contexts, is Land Bremen ('State of Bremen').

Geography

The state of Bremen consists of two separated enclaves: Bremen, officially the 'City' (Stadtgemeinde Bremen) which is the state capital, and the city of Bremerhaven (Stadt Bremerhaven). Both are located on the River Weser; Bremerhaven is further downstream and serves as a North Sea harbour (the name means "Bremen's port"). Both cities are completely surrounded by the neighbouring State of Lower Saxony (Niedersachsen). The two cities are the only administrative subdivisions the state has.

Politics

Political system

The Bürgerschaft (city assembly) elects two mayors of the city (Bürgermeister). One of these is then elected by the senate (which forms the executive branch) as president of the senate (Senatspräsident) and is thus head of the Free Hanseatic City of Bremen.

May 25, 2003 state elections

Dr. Henning Scherf (SPD) remained Mayor and Senate President, in a SPD-CDU grand coalition. As promised he resigned after half of the legislative period. The new Mayor and Senate President since 8 November 2005 is Jens Böhrnsen.

Party Party List votes Vote percentage Total Seats Seat percentage
Social Democratic Party (SPD) 123,480 42.3% (-0,2) 40 (-7) 48.2%
Christian Democratic Union (CDU) 86,819 29.8% (-7,2) 29 (-13) 34.9%
Alliance '90/The Greens 37,350 12.8% (+3,8) 12 (+2) 14.5%
Free Democratic Party (FDP) 12,294 4.2% (+1,7) 1 (+1) 1.2%
Deutsche Volksunion (DVU) 6,642 2.3% (-0,7) 1 (=) 1.2%
Law and Order Offensive Party 12,876 4.3% (+4,3) 0 (=) 0.0%
Party of Democratic Socialism (PDS) 4,885 1.7% (-1,2) 0 (=) 0.0%
All Others 7420 2.6% (-0,5) 0 (=) 0.0%
Totals 291,766 100.0% 83 (-17) 100.0%
Seat results -- SPD in red, CDU in black, Greens in green, FDP in yellow, DVU in blue
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Seat results -- SPD in red, CDU in black, Greens in green, FDP in yellow, DVU in blue


2007 state elections

The 2007 elections were held on 13 May.

Party Votes % +/– Seats +/– %
Social Democratic Party (SPD) 36.8% –5,5 33 –7 39.8%
Christian Democratic Union (CDU) 25.7% –4,1 23 –6 27.7%
Alliance '90/The Greens 16.4% +3,6 14 +2 16.9%
The Left Party.PDS 8.4% +6,7 7 +7 8.4%
Free Democratic Party (FDP) 6.0% +1,8 5 +4 6.0%
German People's Union (DVU) 2.7% +0,4 1 ±0 1.2%
Others 4.0% +1,4 0 ±0 0.0%
Totals 100.0% 83 100.0%
Seat results -- SPD in red, CDU in black, Greens in green, FDP in yellow, The Left in purple, DVU in brown. Note: The only DVU-representative Siegfried Tittmann left his party in July 2007 and did not join another party since then.
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Seat results -- SPD in red, CDU in black, Greens in green, FDP in yellow, The Left in purple, DVU in brown. Note: The only DVU-representative Siegfried Tittmann left his party in July 2007 and did not join another party since then.


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  1. ^ State population. Portal of the Federal Statistics Office Germany. Retrieved on 2007-04-25.

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