Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #5 in Stadtgebiet Bremen, Germany

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Number of sights 23 sights
Distance 8.7 km
Ascend 105 m
Descend 103 m

Experience Stadtgebiet Bremen in Germany in a whole new way with our self-guided sightseeing tour. This site not only offers you practical information and insider tips, but also a rich variety of activities and sights you shouldn't miss. Whether you love art and culture, want to explore historical sites or simply want to experience the vibrant atmosphere of a lively city - you'll find everything you need for your personal adventure here.

Individual Sights in Stadtgebiet Bremen

Sight 1: Focke-Garten

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The Focke Garden (Fockegarten) – also known as the Museum Garden – is a park on the western edge of Bremen's Old Town. It is a listed part of Bremen's ramparts.

Wikipedia: Focke-Garten (DE)

340 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 2: Bräutigam

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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.

Wikipedia: Bremer Pulvertürme (DE)

308 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 3: Ölmühle

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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.

Wikipedia: Ölmühle des Franz Köcheln (DE)

705 meters / 8 minutes

Sight 4: St.-Stephani-Kirche

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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.

Wikipedia: St. Stephani (Bremen) (DE), Website

124 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 5: Loriot-Sofa

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Loriot-Sofa Skulptur: Herbert Rauer; Foto: Wikiuka / CC BY-SA 3.0

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.

Wikipedia: Bronzereplik des Loriot-Sofas in Bremen (DE)

73 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 6: Architektenkammer der freien Hansestadt Bremen / Ingenieurkammer der freien Hansestadt Bremen

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The architect's house in Bremen-Mitte in the old town, Geeren 41–43, is the headquarters of the Bremen Chamber of Architects.

Wikipedia: Architektenhaus (Bremen) (DE), Website

688 meters / 8 minutes

Sight 7: Ansgarii-Torhaus

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Ansgarii-Torhaus

The list of cultural monuments in Bremen-Mitte lists all cultural monuments in the Bremen district of Mitte.

Wikipedia: Liste der Kulturdenkmäler in Bremen-Mitte (DE), Website

609 meters / 7 minutes

Sight 8: Überseemuseum

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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.

Wikipedia: Overseas Museum, Bremen (EN), Website

831 meters / 10 minutes

Sight 9: Nelson-Mandela-Park

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Nelson Mandela Park is a public park in the Bremen district of Schwachhausen, Germany. The green space has borne this name in honor of Nelson Mandela since 2014.

Wikipedia: Nelson-Mandela-Park (Bremen) (DE)

162 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 10: Villa Knüppel

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Villa Knüppel

The list of cultural monuments in Schwachhausen lists all cultural monuments in the Bremen district of Schwachhausen.

Wikipedia: Liste der Kulturdenkmäler in Schwachhausen (DE), Website

303 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 11: Vier Jahreszeiten Herbst

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The sculpture ensemble Four Seasons is located in Bremen-Schwachhausen in the Bürgerpark near the Park Hotel Bremen. It is listed in the list of monuments and statues of the city of Bremen.

Wikipedia: Vier Jahreszeiten (Skulpturenensemble) (DE)

435 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 12: Marcusbrunnen

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Marcusbrunnen Rami Tarawneh / CC BY-SA 2.5

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.

Wikipedia: Marcus-Brunnen (Bürgerpark) (DE), Website

157 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 13: Siegfried, der Drachentöter

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The sculpture Siegfried the Dragon Slayer stands in Bremen-Schwachhausen on the west side of the Parkhotel am Bürgerpark. It is listed in the list of monuments and statues of the city of Bremen.

Wikipedia: Siegfried der Drachentöter (Denkmal) (DE), Website

105 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 14: Park Hotel

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Park Hotel unbekannt / Logo

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.

Wikipedia: Parkhotel Bremen (DE), Url

318 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 15: Schweizerhaus

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Schweizerhaus Till F. Teenck / CC BY-SA 3.0

The Schweizerhaus is located in Bremen, district Schwachhausen, district Bürgerpark, Hollerallee, Findorffallee, Parkallee. The house was built in 1872 according to plans by Jacob Carl Scheinpflug.

Wikipedia: Schweizerhaus (Bremen) (DE), Website

478 meters / 6 minutes

Sight 16: Villa Korff

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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.

Wikipedia: Villa Korff von 1910 (DE), Website

196 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 17: Villa Ahlers

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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.

Wikipedia: Villa Ahlers (DE), Website

513 meters / 6 minutes

Sight 18: Villa Otto

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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.

Wikipedia: Villa Otto (DE), Website

71 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 19: Villa Overbeck

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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.

Wikipedia: Villa Overbeck (DE), Website

299 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 20: Kaiser-Friedrich-Denkmal

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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.

Wikipedia: Kaiser-Friedrich-Denkmal (Bremen) (DE), Website

252 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 21: Antikolonialdenkmal

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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.

Wikipedia: Antikolonialdenkmal (DE), Website

624 meters / 7 minutes

Sight 22: Curarum

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Curarum

The list of cultural monuments in Findorff lists all cultural monuments in the Bremen district of Findorff.

Wikipedia: Liste der Kulturdenkmäler in Findorff (DE), Website

1130 meters / 14 minutes

Sight 23: Sankt Michaelis

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St. Michael's Church is a Protestant church in the Bremen district of Bahnhofsvorstadt. It was named after the Archangel Michael.

Wikipedia: St. Michaelis (Bremen) (DE)

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