Ulm is a city in the German Bundesland of Baden-Württemberg, situated on the river Danube. The city, whose population is estimated at 120,000 (2006), forms an urban district of its own (Germ.: Stadtkreis) and is the administrative seat of the Alb-Donau district. Ulm, founded around 850, is rich in history and traditions as a former Free Imperial City (Germ.: freie Reichsstadt). Today, it is an economic center due to its varied industries, and it is the seat of a university (University of Ulm, founded in 1967). Internationally, Ulm is primarily known for its Ulm Münster and as the birthplace of Albert Einstein.

Historic

• Ulm Münster (1377-1891) with the world's highest church steeple (161.53m high and 768 steps). Choir stalls by Jörg Syrlin the Elder (1469-74), famous sculpture Schmerzensmann (Man of Sorrows) by Hans Multscher (1429).
• The old Fischerviertel (fishermen's quarter), on the river Blau is full of half-timbered houses, cobblestone streets, and picturesque footbridges. Interesting sights here are the Schiefes Haus (crooked house), a 16th-century house today used as a hotel, and the Alte Münz (Old Mint). a medieval building extended in the 16th and 17th centuries in Renaissance style.
• The remaining section of the city walls, along the river, with the 14th-century Metzgerturm (butchers' tower) (36m high).
  The Rathaus (Town Hall), built in 1370, featuring some brilliantly-colored murals dating from the mid-16th century. On the gable is an astronomical clock dating from 1520. Restored after serious damage in 1944.
• The Krone inn, a medieval complex of several houses (15th/ 16th century, extensions from 19th century), where German kings and emperors were accommodated during their travels.
• Several large buildings from the late Middle Ages / renaissance used for various purposes (especially storage of food and weapons), e.g. Schwörhaus, Kornhaus, Salzstadel, Büchsenstadel, Zeughaus, Neuer Bau.
• The historic neighborhood Auf dem Kreuz, a residential area with many buildings from before 1700.
• Wiblingen Abbey, a former benedictine abbey in the suburb of Wiblingen in the south of Ulm. The church shows characteristics of late baroque and early classicism. Its library is a masterpiece of rococo.

Contemporary

• Building of the Hochschule für Gestaltung (HfG), an important school of design (1953-68) in the succession of the Bauhaus.
• Stadthaus, a house for public events built by Richard Meier, directly adjacent to the cathedral.
• Stadtbibliothek, the building of the public library of Ulm was erected by Gottfried Böhm in the form of a glass pyramid and is situated directly adjacent to the Town Hall.

Memorials

• Einstein memorial. There small memorial at the site of the house where Albert Einstein was born in the Bahnhofstraße, between the present day newspaper offices and the bank. The house itself and the whole neighborhood was destroyed in the firebombing of 1944.
• Memorial for Hans and Sophie Scholl. A small memorial on Münsterplatz in memory of these two members of the Weiße Rose (White Rose, a resistance group opposed to the Nazi regime), who spent their youth in Ulm. Their family's house was nearby the memorial and destroyed in the firebombing of 1944.

Other landmarks

• Fernmeldeturm Ulm-Ermingen
• Schapfen-Mill-Tower
• Mediumwave transmission mast Ulm-Jungingen
• FM- and TV-mast Ulm-Kuhberg