Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #5 in Ulm, Germany

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5 sights
3.2 km

32 m
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 Ulm

Sight 1: Gerdi Kaufmann

Christian Michelides / CC BY-SA 4.0

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.

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

302 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 2: Pauluskirche

G8w / CC BY-SA 3.0

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.

Wikipedia: Pauluskirche (Ulm) (DE)

404 meters / 5 minutes

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.

Wikipedia: St. Georg (Ulm) (DE), Website

1555 meters / 19 minutes

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.

Wikipedia: Fortress of Ulm (EN)

895 meters / 11 minutes