Bremen [BRAY-men], Germany is a Free Hanseatic City on the Weser River with a population of about 586,000. There are, in the United States, twelve towns named after it.

1. Bremen, Alabama [BREE-men]

Bremen, Alabama, is an unincorporated town in Cullman county with a population around 8,200 clustered around a nearby lake. Their high school is the Cold Spring Eagles.

2. Bremen, Georgia [BREE-men]

Bremen, Georgia, is a city in Haralson and Carroll counties with a population around 7,200. Their high school mascot is the Blue Devils.

3 & 4. Bremen, Illinois [BREH-men]

Bremen, Illinois, is the name of two different unincorporated communities in Illinois. The one in Jo Daviess county is near Galena, on the western border with Iowa. The one in Randolph county is near Steeleville, on the southwest border with Missouri.

There’s also a Bremen High School in Illinois, in Midlothian, named for Bremen [BREH-men] township in the southwest Chicago suburbs. Their mascot is the Braves.

5. Bremen, Indiana [BREE-men]

Bremen, Indiana, is a city in Marshall county with a population around 4,700. Their high school mascot is the Lions.

6. Bremen, Kansas (pronunciation?)

Bremen is a census-designated place in Marshall county with a population of around 50.

7. Bremen, Kentucky [BREE-men]

Bremen, Kentucky, is a home rule-class city in Muhlenberg County with a population about about 170.

8. Bremen, Maine [BREE-men]

Bremen, Maine, is a small town in Lincoln County, with a population of around 800.

9. Bremen, North Dakota (pronunciation?)

Bremen is an unincorporated community in northeastern Wells County with a population of about 100.

10. Bremen, Ohio [BREH-men]

Bremen, Ohio, is a village in Fairfield County, Ohio, with a population of about 1,500.

11. New Bremen, Ohio [NU BREE-men]

New Bremen is a village in Auglaize county with a population of about 3,000. The New Bremen High School mascot is the Cardinals. The Bicycle Museum of America is there and boasts the bicycle from Pee-Wee’s Big Adventure.

12. New Bremen, New York [NU BREE-men]

New Bremen, New York, is a town in Lewis County, with a population of around 2,800.