Stadtwaage

The Stadtwaage at No. 13 Langenstraße in Bremen is the building in which the municipal weighing scales used to be housed. The facility was created in order to levy taxes and excise duties while protecting merchants and customers against fraud and dishonesty.

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Type: Building
Description: historic building in Bremen, Germany
Also known as: “Kulturhaus Stadtwaage”
Address: Langenstraße 13, Bremen, 28195

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Roland and Essighaus.

Roland

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The Bremen Roland is a statue of Roland, erected in 1404. It stands in the market square of Bremen, Germany, facing the cathedral, and shows Roland, paladin of the first Holy Roman Emperor Charlemagne and hero of the Battle of Roncevaux Pass. Roland is situated 140 metres southeast of Stadtwaage.

Essighaus

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The Essighaus was an impressive gabled town house in the old town of Bremen in northern Germany. One of the city's finest examples of Renaissance architecture, it was almost completely destroyed by bombing in 1943.

Saint Peter’s Cathedral

Church

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Bremen Cathedral, named after St. Peter, is a church situated in the market square in the center of Bremen. The cathedral belongs to the Bremian Evangelical Church, a member of the umbrella organization Evangelical Church in Germany. Saint Peter’s Cathedral is situated 260 metres southeast of Stadtwaage.