What is the smallest of Germany's sixteen states?

The Federal Republic of Germany (FRG) has 16 states. The biggest is Bavaria and the smallest is Bremen. Most of them were created after the Second World War, although their historical roots can be traced back to the early Middle Ages in some cases.

Bremen is the smallest state in Germany. It is a city-state with an area of 404.23 km2 (156.1 sq mi). Bremen has a population of 664,000 people.

The official name is "Freie Hansestadt Bremen". This is because Bremen used to be in the Hanseatic League which was a group of cities which did a lot of trading. Many goods were sent from the port of Bremen or bought from the port from other countries. "Free" means it was independent of the local dukes and princes.

There are two cities that make up Bremen. These cities are Bremen and Bremerhaven. The local football club is named Werder Bremen.

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matthew rosa

The Name Of The City-State Is Immortalized By The Story About The Animals That Ran Away From Their Abusive Owners, Found Some Musical Instruments, And Wandered From Town To Town Playing Music. They Found Their Owners One Night In A House Counting Up Some Stolen Money. The Animals, Seeing Their Chance For Both Revenge And To Restore The Money To Its Rightful Owners, Got On Top Of Each Other's Backs,-From The Smallest Chicken To The Larger Cat, To The Larger Dog, Then To The Largest Cow, -And Scared The Crooks With The Otherwise Darkened Appearance Of A Multi-Glowing-Eyed Monster! (A Statue Dedicated To The Animals Is Still In Bremen Today!)

Michael W. Strode

Smallest area or Populatiom?

james parrillo

lls, I looked at the buildings and missed the statue. Still, I was thinking that Bremen may have been a little area, because of the story. Thank you, Christine, James' wife