Westliches Hollerland - 4 Things to Know Before Visiting

In Universum Bremen, you go on an extraordinary journey of discovery into the world of science. More than 300 exhibits let you experience and understand scientific phenomena up close and with all your senses. The three subject areas Technology, Humans and Nature are waiting to be explored here. It receives on average 450,000 visitors annually.

The Stadtwaldsee is an excavation lake in Bremen, Germany. It is commonly known as the Unisee due to its proximity to Bremen University. At an elevation of 1 m, its surface area is 28.2 ha. The western end of the lake is currently used by windsurfers, anglers and divers. A water-skiing facility being planned in 2005 and 2007 caused a dispute. A citizens' initiative and a majority of the City Advisory Council on one side were in opposition to the Ministry for Interior and Sport on the other side.

The Focke Museum is as Bremer State Museum of Art and Cultural History, the historical museum of the city of Bremen. The modern main building, supplemented by buildings from the 16th to 19th centuries, is located in a 4.5-hectare park in the Bremen district of Riensberg. It is located in 4.5 hectares (11 acres) of grounds in the Riensberg neighborhood of the city. In addition to the main building which opened in 1964 and was extended in 2002, the museum complex includes buildings dating from th

botanica - Bremen's great world of discovery is the name of a nature experience center in the Rhododendron Park Bremen. The facility shows the great variety of tropical and subtropical rhododendrons and their accompanying flora in natural greenhouses. In an interactive discovery center, it also provides in-depth knowledge of the importance of biological diversity. The facility, which is open all year round, is suitable for adults and children from around five years of age and is largely barrier-

The Rhododendron Park in Bremen offers a unique collection of rhododendrons and azaleas on an area of ​​46 hectares . Of the approx. 1,000 different rhododendron game species worldwide, more than 600 grow here and in the botanika. In addition, approx. 3,500 cultivated varieties are presented to the approx. 300,000 visitors each year. The Rhododendron Park Bremen has the second largest collection of rhododendron species and varieties in the world.

The church was originally dedicated to Saint Vitus. It served as the market church of the city and later also as church of the city council. The current building of the Church of Our Lady dates from the 13th century. The brightly colored stained-glass windows are the work of the French artist Alfred Manessier. In 1973, the church was listed under the monument protection act. It was one of the main pilgrimage sites in this area.