Ulm - the city of science on the Danube
A walk through the birthplace of Albert Einstein opens up many different perspectives.
The city's friendly atmosphere and scenic surroundings speak in its favour. Ulm not only has the highest church tower in the world (Ulm Minster at 161.5 metres), the city on the Danube is also one of the ten cities in Germany with the highest quality of life. Together with its sister city Neu-Ulm, Ulm is the cultural and economic centre of the liveable region between the Allgäu and the Alb.
With just under 120,000 inhabitants, the city is metropolitan yet still very cosy, giving you the feeling of being "at home". It's easy to get to know your way around, everything is close together: big city and village, lively city centre and rural suburbs with farmhouses and beer gardens.
Historical charm
The history of the former Free Imperial City lives on not only in the carefully renovated old city neighbourhoods with their picturesque alleyways, but also in a multitude of historical festivals and customs such as the fishermen's punt on the Danube and Schwörmontag. But it is also the historic neighbourhoods (fishermen's and tanners' quarters, Auf dem Kreuz), with their narrow alleyways and winding passages, that give an impression of life in earlier times. The richly painted town hall, the Schwörhaus, the shoe house, granary and armoury bear witness to the pride of the former free imperial city.