Roland

The Bremen Roland is a statue of Roland, erected in 1404. It stands in the market square of , Germany, facing the cathedral, and shows Roland, paladin of the first Holy Roman Emperor Charlemagne and hero of the Battle of Roncevaux Pass.
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  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: Statue of Roland in Bremen, Germany
  • Also known as: “Bremen Roland”, “Rolandsäule”, “Rolandstandbeeld (Bremen)”, “UNESCO Weltkulturerbe”, and “ブレーメンのローラント像”
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Saint Peter’s Cathedral and House of the Bürgerschaft.

Church
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Bremen Cathedral, named after St. is situated 130 metres east of Roland.

Public building
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is a public building.

Church
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The Church of Our Lady is an Evangelical Protestant…

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Mitte and Milchquartier.

Suburb
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is a suburb.

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood.

Neighborhood
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is a centrally located neighborhood in the city of .

Roland

Latitude
53.07591° or 53° 4′ 33″ north
Longitude
8.80733° or 8° 48′ 26″ east
Elevation
12 metres (39 feet)
Established
1404
Height
10 metres (33 feet)
Wheelchair access
yes
Open location code
9F5C3RG4+9W
Open­Street­Map ID
way 111389011
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­memorial
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Wiki­data ID
Q19665
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Vietnamese—“Roland” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Բրեմենյան Ռոլանդ”
  • Basque: “Errolanen estatua”
  • Belarusian: “Брэменскі Роланд”
  • Belarusian: “Брэмэнскі Ралянд”
  • Belarusian: “Брэмэнскі Ролянд”
  • Catalan: “estàtua de Rotllà”
  • Catalan: “Estàtua de Rotllà”
  • Chinese: “不萊梅的羅蘭像”
  • Croatian: “Bremenski Roland”
  • Czech: “Socha Rolanda”
  • Danish: “Rolandstatuen”
  • Dutch: “Rolandstandbeeld”
  • Finnish: “Bremer Roland”
  • French: “statue de Roland”
  • French: “Statue de Roland”
  • Georgian: “როლანდის ძეგლი (ბრემენი)”
  • Georgian: “როლანდის ძეგლი”
  • German: “Bremer Roland”
  • German: “Roland”
  • Hebrew: “פסל רולנד בברמן”
  • Hindi: “ब्रेमेन रोलैंड”
  • Hungarian: “Brémai Roland”
  • Hungarian: “Roland-oszlop”
  • Icelandic: “Rolandstyttan”
  • Indonesian: “Patung Roland”
  • Italian: “statua di Rolando”
  • Italian: “Statua di Rolando”
  • Japanese: “ローランド像”
  • Lithuanian: “Brėmeno Rolandas”
  • Macedonian: “Статуа на Роланд во Бремен”
  • Maltese: “Statwa ta‘ Roland ta’ Bremen”
  • Maltese: “Statwa ta’ Roland ta’ Bremen”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Rolandstatuen i Bremen”
  • Norwegian: “Rolandstatuen i Bremen”
  • Persian: “برمن رولاند”
  • Polish: “Posąg Rolanda w Bremie”
  • Polish: “Posąg Rolanda”
  • Portuguese: “estátua de Roland em Bremen”
  • Portuguese: “Estátua de Roland em Bremen”
  • Russian: “Бременский Роланд”
  • Russian: “Роланд”
  • Serbian: “Статуа Роланда”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Bremenski Roland”
  • Slovak: “Socha Rolanda”
  • Slovenian: “Bremenski Roland”
  • Spanish: “estatua de Rolando”
  • Spanish: “Estatua de Rolando”
  • Turkish: “Bremen Roland”
  • Ukrainian: “Бременський Роланд”
  • Vietnamese: “Tượng Roland Bremen”

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Highlights: Golden Chamber and Bremen Ratskeller.

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Places to explore: Deutsches Haus and Beck’s Bistro.

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