Einbürgerungstest Bremen: the 10 state questions

Bremen's coat of arms shows a silver key on a red ground, with a golden crown above it. It has been in use as the official coat of arms since 1891. The key is the identifying symbol: if you see a key on a red field, it is the Bremen coat of arms.

The golden crown above the key is the second feature by which you recognise the Bremen coat of arms.

A neighbourhood is a part of a larger city with its own name. Bremen is divided into boroughs (Stadtbezirke), and Hemelingen is one of its neighbourhoods and localities.

Hemelingen belongs to the Bremen borough of Ost and so lies in the east of the city.

The Bremen City Parliament (Bürgerschaft) is the state parliament of Bremen. It is elected for four years. This is laid down in the Bremen Electoral Act, § 5(1).

Voting takes place in two electoral areas: in Bremen and in Bremerhaven. That way the second city is represented in parliament too.

In elections to the City Parliament (Bürgerschaft) you can vote in Bremen from the age of 16. What matters is that you have turned 16 on election day (Bremen Electoral Act, § 1(1) point 1).

This age has applied since the 2011 City Parliament election. So if you are 16, you can already vote.

Bremen's flag is red and white. The state flag is striped in red and white at least eight times. These two colours are Bremen's identifying mark.

You will find the same colours in the coat of arms: the silver key stands on a red field.