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Ulm, Germany

Ulm
Ulm with the Ulm Minster
Ulm with the Ulm Minster
Coat of arms of Ulm
Coat of arms
Ulm   is located in Germany
Ulm
Ulm
Coordinates: 48°24′N 09°59′E / 48.400°N 9.983°E / 48.400; 9.983Coordinates: 48°24′N 09°59′E / 48.400°N 9.983°E / 48.400; 9.983
Country Germany
State Baden-Württemberg
Admin. region Tübingen
District Stadtkreis
Government
 • Lord Mayor Gunter Czisch (CDU)
Area
 • Total 118.69 km2 (45.83 sq mi)
Elevation 478 m (1,568 ft)
Population (2015-12-31)
 • Total 122,636
 • Density 1,000/km2 (2,700/sq mi)
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes 89073–89081
Dialling codes 0731, 07304,
07305, 07346
Vehicle registration UL
Website www.ulm.de
Significant minority groups
Nationality Population (2013)
 Turkey 5,105
 Italy 1,902
 Serbia 1,608
 Bosnia & Herzegovina 1,362
 Croatia 1,147

Ulm (German pronunciation: [ˈʔʊlm]) is a city in the federal German state of Baden-Württemberg, situated on the River Danube. The city, whose population is estimated at almost 120,000 (2015), forms an urban district of its own (German: Stadtkreis) and is the administrative seat of the Alb-Donau district. Founded around 850, Ulm is rich in history and traditions as a former Free Imperial City (German: freie Reichsstadt). Today, it is an economic centre due to its varied industries, and it is the seat of the University of Ulm. Internationally, Ulm is primarily known for having the church with the tallest steeple in the world (161.53 m or 529.95 ft), the Gothic minster (Ulm Minster, German: Ulmer Münster), and as the birthplace of Albert Einstein.

Ulm lies at the point where the rivers Blau and Iller join the Danube, at an altitude of 479 m (1,571.52 ft) above sea level. Most parts of the city, including the old town, are situated on the left bank of the Danube; only the districts of Wiblingen, Gögglingen, Donaustetten and Unterweiler lie on the right bank. Across from the old town, on the other side of the river, lies the twin city of Neu-Ulm in the state of Bavaria, smaller than Ulm and, until 1810, a part of it (population ~50,000).

Except for the Danube in the south, the city is surrounded by forests and hills which rise to altitudes of over 620 metres (2,034.12 feet), some of them part of the Swabian Alb. South of the Danube, plains and hills finally end in the northern edge of the Alps, which are approximately 100 kilometres (62 miles) from Ulm and are visible from the city on clear days.


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