Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #5 in Ulm, Germany
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3.2 km
41 m
Experience Ulm in Germany in a whole new way with our self-guided sightseeing tour. This site not only offers you practical information and insider tips, but also a rich variety of activities and sights you shouldn't miss. Whether you love art and culture, want to explore historical sites or simply want to experience the vibrant atmosphere of a lively city - you'll find everything you need for your personal adventure here.
Individual Sights in UlmSight 1: Gerdi Kaufmann
The list of Stumbling Stones in Ulm lists the Stumbling Stones that have existed in Ulm so far. They are part of the Europe-wide project "Stolpersteine" by the artist Gunter Demnig. These are decentralised memorials that are intended to commemorate the fate of those people who lived in Ulm and were deported by the National Socialists and murdered in concentration camps and extermination camps, among other places, or forced to flee their homeland.
Sight 2: Pauluskirche
The Pauluskirche in Ulm was built as an evangelical garrison church from 1908 to 1910 north of the old cemetery on Frauenstrasse according to plans by the architect Theodor Fischer. It is the parish church of the Ulm Paulusgemeinde. Due to the good acoustics, it is considered 'the' concert church in the wide area.
Sight 3: Sankt-Georgs-Kirche
The Church of St. George in Ulm was built as a Catholic garrison church in the years 1902 to 1904 south of the "Old Cemetery" on Olgastraße by the architect Max Meckel. Today it is the parish church of the Catholic parish of St. George, which was built in 1920. The ownership of the church was transferred from the Federal Republic of Germany to the parish in 1962.
Sight 4: Fort Friedrichsau (Werk XLI)
The fortress of Ulm was one of five federal fortresses of the German Confederation around the cities of Ulm and Neu-Ulm. With its 9 km polygonal main circumvallation Ulm had the biggest fortress in Germany and Europe in the 19th century and it is still one of the biggest in Europe.
Sight 5: Tiergarten Ulm
Ulm Zoo is a zoological institution of the city of Ulm. It was founded in 1935, closed in 1944 and reopened in 1966.
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