Bremen

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The Free Hanseatic City of Bremen, Germany

This lens would like to introduce you to the City of Bremen.

It is a midsized City in the northern part of Germany with a significant port and ancient history.

I have spent part of my youth in Bremerhaven and Bremen, so it seems only fitting to portrait this region of Germany for those who are interested to find out more.

Bremen Panorama

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Bremen Webcams

A live image of the Bremen market square which refreshes every 30 minutes (Courtesy of Bankhaus Neelmeyer AG)




The Utkiek Cam


This is actually a live stream cam with a new image approx. every 3 seconds. Unfortunately I cannot replicate the effect here on this lens. Just click on the image to view the live action.

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Bremen Photos

Bremen is a beautiful town with a rich heritage, as documented in this selection of pictures. Thank you to all the wonderful people sharing their impressions of Bremen with us.

Bremen 1931 by Barbara L. Slavin
curated content from Flickr

Bremen Video

Hansestadt Bremen
by HB1899HB | video info

352 ratings | 104,732 views
curated content from YouTube

The story of The Town Musicians of Bremen

The Musicians of BremenThe Bremen Town Musicians (German Die Bremer Stadtmusikanten, also translated as The Musicians of Bremen) is a fairy tale recorded by the Brothers Grimm.

In the story a Donkey, a Dog, a Cat, and a Rooster, all mistreated by their masters, leave them and meet in a desolate place. They decide to go to Bremen, known for its freedom, to live without owners.

On the way to Bremen, they see a lighted cottage; they look inside and see four robbers enjoying their ill-gotten gains. Standing on each other's backs, they decide to perform for the men in hopes of gaining food. Their 'music' has an unanticipated effect; the men run for their lives, not knowing what the strange sound is. The animals take possession of the house, eat a good meal, and settle in for the evening.

Statue of the Bremen Town MusiciansLater that night, the robbers return and send one of their number in to investigate. It is dark, and he sees the eyes of the Cat shining in the darkness. He reaches over to light his candle, thinking he sees the coals of the fire. Things happen in quick succession; the Cat swipes his face with her claws, the Donkey picks up his hooves and kicks him, the Dog bites him on the leg, and the Rooster crows and chases him out the door, screaming. He tells his companions that he was beset by a horrible witch who scratched him with her long fingers( the Cat), a man with a knife (The dog), a monster who had hit him with a club (the Donkey), and worst of all, the devil who screamed from the rooftop (the Rooster). The robbers abandon the cottage to the strange creatures who have taken it, where the animals live happily for the rest of their days.

(Wikipedia)

Interesting Bremen Links

Whether you are planning a visit, do genealogical research, or just taking a trip down Memory Lane, here are some links that might help you along.
  1. 1858-Today: Six Passenger Ships called 'Bremen'

    If you are interested in the ships called "Bremen" this is a good place to start your research.
  2. Bremen Passenger Lists 1920 - 1939

    If you are an American with German ancestors chances are they emigrated from the Port of Bremen. This is a searchable database of passengers, documenting on what day they sailed, on which ship, hometown and destination. Unfortunately, all lists from 1875 - 1908 older than 3 years were destroyed due to lack of space in the Bremen Archives. Only 2851 out of 4420 listings for that time period are still existing and have been transcribed completely. Passengers in total: 637,880.
  3. Map of Bremen Courtesy of Google.
  4. Official Bremen Tourism Homepage

ye olde guestbook


If you've made it thus far I hope you have found some useful or interesting information here. It would be great to have your blurb in the guestbook (no external links please, related Squidoo links are welcome), and - dare I ask - your rating of this lens (the little stars near the top)?


Auf Wiedersehen in Bremen!
Thank you so much for stopping by. I hope to see you again sometime soon!


  • SayGuddaycom Jan 19, 2012 @ 2:04 pm | delete
    Very cool
  • Musicalcroc May 8, 2010 @ 6:12 am | delete
    Hi, being a student in Bremen, I like your lens!
  • Wholesaler1 Jun 13, 2009 @ 6:20 pm | delete
    Was in Bremen last summer, great lens
  • PaulHassing Apr 18, 2009 @ 8:58 pm | delete
    I like your intro para. Very short and engaging. Before I read this, Bremen was just a word. Now I know much more. Many thanks! P. :)
  • d-artist Nov 2, 2008 @ 9:43 am | delete
    I like this lens... and one of my favorite stories "Die Bremer Stadtmusikanten"......5*
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About the Lensmaster

I grew up in Bremerhaven during the 1970s, and spent about 2 years in Bremen in the early 90s.
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