Bremen (port)

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Industrial port and capital of the Land (administrative region) of Bremen, Germany, on the River Weser 69 km/43 mi from the open sea; population (2003 est) 527,900, urban agglomeration 1,006,300. Germany's largest port after Hamburg, it is a commercial and industrial centre trading in cotton, wool, tobacco, and copper. Industries include iron, steel, oil refining, the manufacture of chemicals, aircraft, and cars, ship repairing, marine engineering, and electronics. The Bremer Vulkan Shipyards, which had been the city's largest employer, closed in 1996. Nearby Bremerhaven serves as an outport.

Germany's oldest port, Bremen was a leading member of the Hanseatic League trade federation from 1358, and a free imperial city from 1646. It became a member of the North German Confederation in 1867 and of the German Empire in 1871.

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