Bremen
Bremen
After this guide, you will know that Bremen is a city-state, how its parliament and elections work, what its flag and coat of arms look like, and how its government is organised.
Bremen is a city-state
Germany has 16 states (Bundesland). Bremen is one of them. Its official name is Freie Hansestadt Bremen.
Bremen is a city-state (Stadtstaat). This means that Bremen is both a city and a state with its own government.
Inside a city, a smaller area is called a district (Stadtteil). Hemelingen is a Stadtteil of Bremen.
The map question asks which number stands for Bremen. Remember that Bremen is one of the 16 states of Germany.
Flag and coat of arms
Bremen has its own state flag (Landesflagge). It has two colours: red and white (rot-weiß).
Bremen also has its own coat of arms (Wappen). The coat of arms question shows four pictures. Look at the pictures and learn which one is the coat of arms of Bremen.
Parliament and elections
The state parliament of Bremen is called the Bürgerschaft. It is the state parliament (Landtag) of Bremen, the body that makes the state's laws.
People who are allowed to vote take part in an election (Wahl). The Bürgerschaft is elected every four years, and its members are chosen in this election.
In elections to the Bürgerschaft, people aged 16 and over may vote. The voting age is set by the law of each state, so it can differ between states.
The government and where to find information
The government of Bremen is called the Senat. Its head is the President of the Senate (Präsident des Senates), who leads the state government.
Each member of the Senate is a senator (Senator) and leads one department. Examples are the Senator for Finance (Finanzsenator), the Senator for Justice (Justizsenator) and the Senator for the Interior (Innensenator).
To learn about political topics in Bremen, go to the State Agency for Civic Education (Landeszentrale für politische Bildung). It is a state agency that gives neutral information.