Ulm

Ulm is a city in the German Bundesland of Baden-Württemberg (about 100 km south-east of Stuttgart). Its population is around 120,000. It is the seat of the Alb-Donau district.

Sights

• Ulm Münster with the world's highest church steeple (161.53m high and 768 steps).
• 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.

Other landmarks

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