Bremerhaven hotels is were you want to begin your journey into the city. This important port of Germany is considered a new city in relationship to the country’s cities as a whole, but it has always been a trade port. To this day it plays a large roll in Germany’s trade business. Lehe was a tiny town in the 12th century that had the only early inhabitants near what is now Bremerhaven. In 1827, the city of Bremerhaven was founded and built up from there. The Swedish royalty were the ones to fortify this city. The name was changed around a bit for a number of years. Charles XI of Sweden was the one who reigned over this area. The Duke of Bremen-Verden tried to build the castle, Carlsburg, in the city but was unsuccessful.

The bombing in World War II took out many of the early historical sites so there are only a few left now. The German Emigration Center and the German Maritime Museum are two of the main places for visitors to see the history of the city and the country. The Emigration Center has absolutely amazing productions and displays showing the very real history of immigrants leaving the country for far away places. It has become a great place to trace lost relatives and genealogy. The German Maritime Museum which is located on the historical harbor with so many wonderful exhibits. They have displays of different kinds of ship from different periods of time. In the harbor they have the Type XXI U-boat Wilhelm Bauer named the Seute Deem and a 1380s vintage ship, hansekogge. The Hansekogge was found in the Weser river in the 60s, refurbished and then given to the people.

It is also worth a trip to Lloyd-Werft shipyard. It is known for renovating and building large cruise liners. The Norway was built here. They also have an aquarium at the fishing port and a zoo which features Arctic wildlife both land and sea animals. So all you maritime fanatics this could be a great stop for you.