Koloniale Spuren in der Überseestadt

In the organizer's words:

A city tour by the Walle Decolonize district initiative

Today's Bremen Überseestadt is located on the site of the former city ports of Bremen and bears many traces of German colonialism and overseas trade. Among other things, street names directly recall colonial actors. This city tour traces the development of Bremen's ports, European expansion and German colonialism. It deals with the trade in colonial goods such as coffee, tobacco and cotton, for the cultivation of which people in Africa and the Americas were enslaved, forced to work or forced into wage dependency. This was a profitable business for Bremen's merchants, and some of the companies from the colonial era are still active today.

How did Bremen become the German coffee capital? How was the cotton trade organized and how has Bremen retained its prominent position in the cotton trade? What do the control of nature and the construction of port infrastructure have to do with the colonial project? Along the architecture of the Überseestadt, the tour invites participants to ask critical questions about the relationship between trade history and port construction, urban politics and colonialism.

Participation free of charge. Meeting point: Pond at the bus stop "Überseetor"
Please register in advance at anmeldung@schwankhalle.de or 0421 520 80 70

Registration deadlines:
For Thu 7.11. on Wed 6.11. at 15:00
For Fri 8.11. on Thu 7.11. at 15:00
For Sun 10.11. on Fri 8.11. at 15:00

As part of the "Landscapes of Memories" festival

Please register in advance at anmeldung@schwankhalle.de or 0421 520 80 70

Registration deadlines:
For Thu 7.11. on Wed 6.11. at 15:00
For Fri 8.11. on Thu 7.11. at 15:00
For Sun 10.11. on Fri 8.11. at 15:00

Please send registrations for school classes to hylla@schwankhalle.de

Information on accessibility

The city tour lasts approx. 120 minutes and is conducted in spoken German.
Guided tours for English-speaking groups are also possible. If required, please contact us at anmeldung@schwankhalle.de

The route, which is covered together, is about 1.2 kilometers plus 500 meters back to the starting point.

The walk includes two flights of stairs. However, if necessary, these can be bypassed so that people with limited mobility can take part.

Price information:

Please register in advance at anmeldung@schwankhalle.de or 0421 520 80 70 Registration deadlines: For Thu 7.11. on Wed 6.11. at 15:00 For Fri 8.11. on Thu 7.11. at 15:00 For Sun 10.11. on Fri 8.11. at 15:00