Bremen City Quarters

There are several wonderful places to live in Bremen. For general orientation, please differenciate between "Bremen" and "Bremen-Nord" although both are part of the city of Bremen.

No matter which part of Bremen you want to move to, it is generally recommended to have a thorough look at apartment and neighbourhood before deciding in favour of or against an apartment. The period of notice usually covers three months so your committment to a location is of some duration. When sharing a flat, this is often handled more flexibly.

In "Bremen", these quarters are very popular living areas:

• The 'Viertel' is the hippest of Bremen's downtown quarters and consists of two parts called 'Ostertor' and 'Steintor'. It is filled with nice bars and cafes. If you would like to live in a lively, energizing and multicultural ambiance, this is the right place for you. Although 'Viertel' has beautiful and quite streets as well, it may not be the best choice if you need silence to fall asleep or do not want to live in the pub-area of a city.
• For many students, 'Neustadt', located south of the central station and across the river 'Weser', is a real alternative. The rents are lower here. The most charming area of Neustadt is the so-called "river quarter" (Flüsseviertel), where all streets are named after rivers.
• 'Findorff' is situated right beside the main train station but very green and peaceful, and 'Horn-Lehe' is very close to the University of Bremen and the natural reserve area 'Blockland'. Both are green and friendly residential areas. There are students but also many young families and retired people living here. If you are looking for a quiet, not too expensive and convenient place to live, these are the right places for you.
• The last one is 'Schwachhausen,' located northeast of the central station, between train station and UB. Here you will find many old town houses next to smart apartment blocks and city mansions. It's a rather posh area.

Some of the main quarters in "Bremen-Nord" are listed here in growing distance from the main train station. All of them have train stations; additional quarters in Bremen-Nord are connected with them via bus lines.

• Walle
• Gröpelingen
• Burg
• Lesum
• St. Magnus
• Schönebeck / Grohn: Jacobs University is located in Schönebeck
• Vegesack

Like in Bremen, the character of quarters in Bremen-Nord ranges from very bourgeois areas with small town flair to run-down city areas with multi-storey buildings. For more information on these quarters, visit the Jacobs University website on city areas.