Free Walking Sightseeing Tour #2 in Neu-Ulm, Germany

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Tour Facts

Number of sights 8 sights
Distance 2.7 km
Ascend 63 m
Descend 49 m

Explore Neu-Ulm in Germany with this free self-guided walking tour. The map shows the route of the tour. Below is a list of attractions, including their details.

Individual Sights in Neu-Ulm

Sight 1: Arthur Strauß

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Arthur Strauß

The stumbling blocks in Neu-Ulm are listed in the list of stumbling blocks in Neu-Ulm. You are part of the Europe -wide project "Stumbling Stones" by the Cologne artist Gunter Demnig. These are decentralized memorials that are said to remind you of the fate of those people who lived in Neu-Ulm and were deported by the National Socialists and were murdered in concentration camps and extermination camps.

Wikipedia: Liste der Stolpersteine in Neu-Ulm (DE)

325 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 2: Metzgerturm

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The Metzgerturm in Ulm is a city gate of the medieval city fortifications on the Danube, which is still preserved today. The square brick tower with pointed arch gates was built around 1340 as an outlet from the Swabian city fortifications to the Stadtmetzig, the city's slaughterhouse, in front of it. The upper floor with projecting round arches is closed by a steep hipped roof.

Wikipedia: Metzgerturm (Ulm) (DE)

186 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 3: Schiefes Haus

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The Schiefe Haus is a late Gothic half-timbered house in Ulm, which has an inclination of 9 to 10°.

Wikipedia: Schiefes Haus Ulm (DE), Website

129 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 4: Haus der Stadtgeschichte

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The House of City History-Ulm City Archives is the archive of the Baden-Württemberg city of Ulm.

Wikipedia: Haus der Stadtgeschichte – Stadtarchiv Ulm (DE)

55 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 5: Schwörhaus

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The Schwörhaus in Ulm is a representative building built at the beginning of the 17th century. After several destructions and reconstruction, it is now used by the Ulm City Archives as the House of Ulm City History. From his balcony, the Lord Mayor of Ulm gives an annual public account on Oath Monday.

Wikipedia: Schwörhaus (Ulm) (DE)

815 meters / 10 minutes

Sight 6: Ulmer Schachtel

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Ulmer Schachtel

The Ulmer Box is a type of disposable boat that has been used since the Middle Ages on the Danube to transport goods, passengers and troops. It was only used for downstream cruises.

Wikipedia: Ulmer Schachtel (DE)

524 meters / 6 minutes

Sight 7: Donau-Welle

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Klaus H. Hartmann, is a German sculptor.

Wikipedia: Klaus H. Hartmann (DE)

677 meters / 8 minutes

Sight 8: Elly Kluger

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Elly Kluger Christian Michelides / CC BY-SA 4.0

The stumbling blocks in Ulm are listed in the list of stumbling blocks in Ulm. They are part of the "stumbling blocks" of the artist Gunter Demnig's Europe. These are decentralized memorials that are said to remind you of the fate of those people who lived in Ulm and deported them by the National Socialists and were murdered in concentration camps and extermination camps, among other things, or forced to escape from their homeland.

Wikipedia: Liste der Stolpersteine in Ulm (DE), Website

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