Bremerhaven

Bremerhaven Bremerhoben (Low German)
City
Bremerhaven in July 2013
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Bremerhaven
Bremerhaven Show map of Germany Bremerhaven Show map of Bremen
Coordinates: 53°33′N 8°35′E / 53.550°N 8.583°E / 53.550; 8.583
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 (7 ft)
Population  (2022-12-31)[1]
• Total	115,468
• Density	1,200/km2 (3,200/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.