33 Sights in Stadtgebiet Bremen, Germany (with Map and Images)
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Welcome to your journey through the most beautiful sights in Stadtgebiet Bremen, Germany! Whether you want to discover the city's historical treasures or experience its modern highlights, you'll find everything your heart desires here. Be inspired by our selection and plan your unforgettable adventure in Stadtgebiet Bremen. Dive into the diversity of this fascinating city and discover everything it has to offer.
Sightseeing Tours in Stadtgebiet Bremen1. Fangturm
In the 10th century, only the cathedral district was walled as a cathedral castle. From 1229 onwards, a ring wall was built around the entire old town, semicircular on the land side. In the 13th century, Bremen expanded westwards. From 1307 onwards, the new Stephanivorstadt was given a wall on the land side only. In the 15th century, the first brick phase of Bremen's architectural history, the city wall on the Weser side in the port areas of Schlachte and Tiefer was successively replaced by the gable sides of brick warehouses, so that only the battle gates remained of the original wall at Schlachte. The Stephaniviertel, on the other hand, did not receive a wall on the Weser side until the middle of the 16th century. After that, in 1551, the wall between the old districts and the Stephaniviertel was able to fall.
2. Antikolonialdenkmal
The Anti-Colonial Monument is a memorial in Bremen in the shape of a brick elephant. It is located in Nelson-Mandela-Park in the district of Schwachhausen, district of Bürgerweide-Barkhof opposite the Hermann-Böse-Gymnasium and near the main train station. It was originally erected as a Reich Colonial Monument in 1931, inaugurated in July 1932 and from then on was considered the central German colonial monument by the colonial movement. In 1989 it was rededicated as an anti-colonial monument.
3. St.-Stephani-Kirche
The Church of St. Stephani is a parish church located at the western end of Bremen's old town, which has been a listed building since 1973. It forms the urban centre of the old town Stephaniviertel, which was rebuilt in a modern way after being completely destroyed in the Second World War, with the exception of the church.
4. Bräutigam
Since the late Middle Ages, the Bremen Powder Towers have been the name given to three large round towers in Bremen, in which the powder supplies, weapons and ammunition needed in the event of war were stored. In addition, prisoners were also held on the ground floors of the powder towers.
5. Metalhenge
Metalhenge is the name of an astronomical vantage point and an art installation in Bremen, which are located at a height of about 40 meters on the eastern, disused part of the Blockland landfill in the Walle district.
6. Argo-Haus
The Argo Reederei was an important German shipping company based in Bremen. The focus of the activities was the scheduled service within Europe, in particular the trip to Finland, Great Britain and the Levant.
7. Überseemuseum
The Overseas Museum in Bremen is a Natural History and ethnographic museum in northern Germany. In an integrated exhibition of Nature, Culture and Trading, the museum presents aspects of overseas regions with permanent exhibitions relating to Asia, South Pacific/Oceania, Americas and Africa. The building is protected by the monument protection act.
8. Bremer Loch
The Bremer Marktplatz is a square situated in the centre of the Hanseatic City of Bremen. One of the oldest public squares in the city, it covers an area of 3,484 m2 (37,500 sq ft). It is no longer used as a market place except for the Christmas market and the annual Freimarkt Fair at the end of October.
9. Reiterstandbild Otto von Bismarck
The Bismarck monument outside the cathedral in Bremen is a bronze figure of the former Chancellor, riding a horse. It was created in 1910, twelve years after Bismarck's death. The commission was entrusted to Adolf von Hildebrand in 1904. Since 1973 the monument has enjoyed protected status.
10. Agnes-Heineken-Denkmal
The Agnes Heineken Monument is a monument made of natural stone in Bremen-Mitte, at the Bremen Vocational Training Centre, which was erected in 1957 in honour of the Bremen educator Agnes Heineken (1872–1954).
11. Warehouse XI
Speicher XI is a historic warehouse building in Überseestadt in Bremen, Germany, which is home to the Bremen Harbour Museum, the Bremen Centre for Building Culture and the Bremen University of the Arts, among others.
12. Torhäuschen
Original parts of the Bishop's Gate in Bremen, which was given its present shape in 1838 according to a design by building director Friedrich Moritz Stamm, are included in the reconstruction of the old square in the ramparts as well as essential parts at the entrance to the Egestorff Foundation in Bremen-Osterholz. At the same time, the associated gatehouse, which has served as a shop since 1848, was built on the bridge over the moat.
13. Haus der Stadtsparkasse
Haus der Stadtsparkasse is a Rococo landmark on the "Marktplatz" in Bremen, Germany. It was completed in the 1950s combining the historic front gable from another site with the more recent architecture of the remainder of the building.
14. Bremer Rundfunkmuseum
The Bremen Radio Museum was founded in 1978 by radio enthusiasts and exhibits about 700 exhibits on 400 m² of exhibition space in the Bremen district of Findorff. The collection includes equipment from 80 years of radio, phonographic and television history as well as marine radio. Exhibits from all areas can be put into operation and demonstrated during guided tours.
15. Villa Schröder
The Villa Schröder is an upper-middle-class residential building in Bremen, Vegesack district, Vegesack district, Weserstraße 78A/79, on the high banks of the Weser. The villa was built in 1887 according to plans by Ludwig Klingenberg and Hugo Weber and has been a listed building since 1996.
16. Kaiser-Friedrich-Denkmal
The Kaiser Friedrich Monument, a bronze equestrian monument created by Louis Tuaillon on Hermann-Böse-Straße in Bremen, was dedicated in 1905 to the memory of the German Emperor Frederick III, who reigned for only 99 days in 1888. It has been a listed building since 1973.
17. Villa Ahlers
The Villa Ahlers, Parkallee 117 at the corner of Benquestraße in Bremen-Schwachhausen, district of Bürgerpark, near the Bürgerpark was built in 1904 according to plans by Eduard Gildemeister and Wilhelm Sunkel. The building was listed as a Bremen cultural monument in 1978.
18. Ölmühle
Franz Köchel's oil mill was a windmill that was located at the Stephanitor Bollwerk west in front of the old town of Bremen. Her remains of large -format bricks were discovered in 2012 in an emergency excavation. The mill, which Franz Daniel Köcheln belonged, stood in the area of Weserbahnhof, built from 1857 to 1859, in front of the former gates of the Stephaniviertel in the far west of the old town. She processed rapeseed to rapeseed oil from 1810 until 1863.
19. Wal
The whale in Vegesack is a monument in Bremen-Vegesack. It was erected in 1978 in the pedestrian zone of Gerhard-Rohlfs-Straße and is listed in the list of monuments and statues of the city of Bremen.
20. Villa Bischoff
Villa Bischoff is located in Bremen, Vegesack district, Vegesack district, Weserstraße 84, on the high banks of the Weser. It was built in 1887 according to plans by Ludwig Klingenberg and Hugo Weber. The building has been a Bremen listed building since 1984.
21. Focke-Windkanal
Focke's wind tunnel is a fully operational wind tunnel in the former private laboratory of the aviation pioneer Henrich Focke (1890–1979), co-founder of Focke-Wulf and designer of the first fully controllable helicopter, the Focke-Wulf Fw 61. Henrich Focke built the laboratory in 1960 at the age of 70 in the city of Bremen. Until shortly before his death, in 1979, Focke continued aerodynamic studies in slow flight characteristics and the stability problem of helicopters. The rediscovery of his aerodynamic laboratory, together with its wind tunnel was regarded as a sensation for science and technology. Since 2004, the technical monument Focke Flight Laboratory is protected by law.
22. Marcusbrunnen
The Marcus Fountain in the Bürgerpark in Bremen-Schwachhausen was erected in 1889 near the Park Hotel Bremen and is listed in the list of fountains of the city of Bremen. It has been a listed building since 1984.
23. Beim Bade
The bathhouse fountain with the sculpture Beim Bade, also known as The Merry Bathers, is located in Bremen-Mitte in the Schnoor, on the Stavendamm near the Schifferhaus. It is listed in the list of fountains of the city of Bremen.
24. Kulturhaus Walle
The building of the former school on Schleswiger Straße in Bremen, Walle district, Osterfeuerberg district, Schleswiger Straße 4/Theodorstraße 26 was built in 1901 according to plans by master builder Ludwig Beermann.
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25. Villa Korff
The Villa Korff is located in Bremen, district Schwachhausen, district Bürgerpark, Parkallee 79/81 corner Wachmannstraße, directly at the Stern. The residential building was built in 1903 according to plans by Friedrich Wellermann and Paul Frölich as well as landscape architect Christian Roselius.
26. Villa Otto
The Villa Otto or the former Schwenekes Private Teaching Institute is located in Bremen, district of Schwachhausen, district Bürgerpark, Hollerallee 67 corner Parkallee directly at the Stern. The house was built in 1900 and 1915 respectively according to plans by Friedrich Wellermann and Paul Frölich, Bremen. The building has been a Bremen listed building since 1981.
27. Villa Overbeck
The Villa Overbeck is located in Bremen, district Schwachhausen, district Barkhof, Parkallee 48 corner Hermann-Böse-Straße, directly at the Stern. The residential building was built in 1903 according to plans by Friedrich Wellermann and Paul Frölich as well as landscape architect Christian Roselius. It has been a Bremen listed building since 1981.
28. Turnhalle
The Ludwig-Jahn-Straße 6 gym is located in Bremen, Vegesack district, Fähr-Lobbendorf district, Ludwig-Jahn-Straße 6. It was built in 1928/29 after plans by Johann Meyer from Fähr. The building has been under Bremen Monument Protection since 2013.
29. Villa Korff
The Villa Korff is located in Bremen, district Schwachhausen, district Bürgerpark, Parkallee 133 corner Bulthauptstraße. The residential building was built in 1910 according to plans by Hans Lassen and Heinrich Lassen. It has been a Bremen listed building since 1998.
30. Villa Steinbrügge
The Villa Steinbrügge is located in Bremen, district Vegesack, district Vegesack, Weserstraße 85, on the high bank of the Weser. It was built around 1840. Today (2023), the building is used for living.
31. Schwarzer Leuchtturm
The Black Lighthouse Warfleth is a former lighthouse on the Lower Weser. It is located on the Warflether Sand peninsula, named after Warfleth, a district of Berne in the Wesermarsch district. The old Lemwerder upper light is also known as the "Black Lighthouse".
32. Park Hotel
The Park Hotel Bremen im Bürgerpark is a five-star hotel in Bremen. It was a member of The Leading Hotels of the World and was taken over by the Dorint Group on 1 August 2013. The building has been a listed building since 1984.
33. Loriot-Sofa
The Loriot sofa as a bronze monument is a sculpture in Bremen-Mitte in front of the entrance to the Radio Bremen broadcasting centre on Diepenau. It was erected in 2013 and commemorates Vicco von Bülow, whose television series Loriot was created by Radio Bremen.
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