What is Bremen?
{{for|the town in the US state of [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]]|Bremen, Georgia}} {{Infobox German location |name=Bremen |type=city |image_photo=Bremen montage.jpg |image_caption=Clockwise from top: [[Bremer Marktplatz]], [[Bremen Hauptbahnhof]], the [[Kleine Weser and Werdersee|Werdersee]] and the [[Town Musicians of Bremen|Town Musicians]] statue |image_flag = Flag of Bremen.svg |image_coa = Bremen Wappen(Mittel).svg |coordinates = {{coord|53|5|N|8|48|E|format=dms|display=inline,title}} |state=Bremen |district =urban |elevation =12 |area =326.73 |area_metro=11627 |population =548475 |pop_metro =2,400,000 |Stand =2006-11-01 |pop_ref = |postal_code =28001–28779 |area_code =0421 |licence =HB <small>(with 1 to 2 letters and 1 to 4 digits)</small><ref>The carsign HB with 1 letter and 4 digits is reserved for vehicle registration in Bremerhaven.</ref> |Gemeindeschlüssel=04 0 11 000 |divisions=5 boroughs, 19 districts, 88 subdistricts |website =[http://www.bremen.de/ Bremen online] |mayor=[[Carsten Sieling]] |Bürgermeistertitel=[[List of mayors of Bremen|First mayor]] |party =SPD |ruling_party1=SPD |ruling_party2=Green |ruling_party3= }} '''Bremen''' is a city in north [[Germany]]. It is the [[Capital (city)|capital]] of the [[Bremen (state)|State of Bremen]]. About 545,000 live in Bremen. It has an [[oceanic climate]] (''Cfb'' in the [[Koeppen climate classification]]). It is the 11th largest city in Germany. The city's official name today includes the name ''Hansestadt'' (Hanseatic city) in memory of its [[history]], where it has been important part in the [[hanseatic league|Hanseatic League]]. The [[architecture]] of the city and the region as well is influenced by this historic period. Other Hanseatic cities today are: [[Hamburg]], [[Rostock]], [[Wismar]], [[Stralsund]], [[Lübeck]], [[Greifswald]] and [[Demmin]]. == History == People have lived in the area of Bremen's marshes since around 12,000 BC. In 1871, Bremen was made part of Prussia by the German Empire. Bremerhave