Bremerhaven
Bremerhaven
Bremerhoben (Low German) | |
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Bremerhaven in July 2013 | |
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Flag Coat of arms | |
Location of Bremerhaven | |
Bremerhaven Bremerhaven | |
| Coordinates: 53°33′N 8°35′E / 53.550°N 8.583°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Bremen |
| Founded | 1827 |
| Subdivisions | 2 boroughs with 9 districts |
| Government | |
| • Lord mayor | Melf Grantz (SPD) |
| • Governing parties | SPD / CDU / FDP |
| Area | |
• Total | 93.82 km2 (36.22 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 2 m (6.6 ft) |
| Population (2024-12-31) | |
• Total | 118,610 |
| • Density | 1,264/km2 (3,274/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 27568-27580 |
| Dialling codes | 0471 |
| Vehicle registration | HB (with 1 letter and 4 digits) |
| Website | bremerhaven.de |
Bremerhaven (German pronunciation: [ˌbʁeːmɐˈhaːfn̩] ⓘ; Low German: Bremerhoben) is a city on the east bank of the Weser estuary in northern Germany. It forms an exclave of the city-state of Bremen. The River Geeste flows through the city before emptying into the Weser.
Bremerhaven was founded in 1827 as a seaport for Bremen, and it remains one of the busiest ports in the country. It was historically rivalled by Geestemünde [de] on the opposite side of the Geeste, which belonged to Hanover (and later Prussia). Geestemünde united with neighbouring Lehe [de] to form the city of Wesermünde [de] in 1924, and Bremerhaven was itself annexed to Wesermünde in 1939, but the entire conurbation was restored to Bremen in 1947.