New Ulm, Minnesota
| New Ulm, Minnesota | |
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| City | |
Downtown New Ulm
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| Motto: "A City of Charm And Tradition" | |
 Location of the city of New Ulm within Brown County in the state of Minnesota |
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| Coordinates: 44°18′43″N 94°27′47″W / 44.31194°N 94.46306°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Minnesota |
| County | Brown |
| Government | |
| • Type | Mayor – Council |
| • Mayor | Robert J. Beussman |
| Area | |
| • Total | 10.26 sq mi (26.57 km2) |
| • Land | 9.92 sq mi (25.69 km2) |
| • Water | 0.34 sq mi (0.88 km2) |
| Elevation | 899 ft (274 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 13,522 |
| • Estimate (2015) | 13,327 |
| • Density | 1,363.1/sq mi (526.3/km2) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP code | 56073 |
| Area code(s) | 507 |
| FIPS code | 27-46042 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0648523 |
| Website | ci.new-ulm.mn.us |
New Ulm is a city in Brown County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 13,522 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Brown County.
Located in the triangle of land formed by the confluence of the Minnesota River and the Cottonwood River, the city is home to the Minnesota Music Hall of Fame, the Hermann Heights Monument, Martin Luther College, Flandrau State Park, and the August Schell Brewing Company. New Ulm is the episcopal see of the Roman Catholic Diocese of New Ulm.
U.S. Highway 14 and Minnesota State Highways 15 and 68 are three of the main routes in the city.
The city was founded in 1854 by the German Land Company of Chicago. The city was named after the city of Neu-Ulm in the state of Bavaria in southern Germany.Ulm and Neu-Ulm are sister cities, with Ulm being situated on the Baden-Württemberg side and Neu-Ulm on the Bavarian side of the Danube river. In part due to the city's German heritage, it is a center for brewing in the Upper Midwest, home to the August Schell Brewing Company.
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