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Ulm

Country:
Germany
State:
Baden-Wurttemberg
City:
Ulm
Type of Location:
Multiple
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How to Reach

By Air

The nearest major airports are in Stuttgart (80 km) and Munich (160 km).These airports can be reached by bus or train.The nearest regional airports are located 50 kilometers away in Memmingen (Memmingen airport), about 80 miles away in Augsburg (Augsburg airport, since the summer of 2005 there were no more flights) and in about 100 km from Friedrichshafen (Friedrichshafen airport).The nearest airport is 10 km from Ulm remote airfield Erbach (Donau) (ICAO: EDNE) with a 630 m × 30 m grass runway, suitable for aircraft up to 2 tonnes MPW, motor gliders, helicopters, ultralights, gliders (aero-tow and winch launch ) and balloons.

By Train

The city's railway station is served, among other lines, by one of the European train routes (Paris – Strasbourg – Stuttgart – Ulm – Munich – Vienna – Budapest). Direct connections to Berlin are also available.

By Road

Ulm is situated at the crossroads of the A8 motorway (connecting the principal cities of southern Germany, Stuttgart and Munich), and the A7 motorway (one of the motorways running from northern to southern Europe).

By Bus

Ulm features a good public transportation system, based on several bus lines and a tram line.Park and ride, as well as parking lots in the city centre are available.Several streets in the old town are restricted to pedestrians and bicycles only.Ulm was the first area to be served by the Daimler AG's Car2Go carsharing service.

Key places to visit
Ulm Minster, Theater Ulm, Philharmonic Orchestra, Ulmer Museum, Light Serenade

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Places to Visit

Ulm Minster

is a Lutheran church located in Ulm, Germany. Although sometimes referred to as Ulm Cathedral because of its great size, the church is not a cathedral as it has never been the seat of a bishop.Ulm Minster, like Cologne Cathedral (Kolner Dom), was begun in the Gothic era and not completed until the 19th century. It is the tallest church in the world,and the 4th tallest structure built before the 20th century, with a steeple measuring 161.5 metres (530 ft) and containing 768 steps. From the top level at 143 m (469 ft) there is a panoramic view of Ulm in Baden-Wurttemberg and Neu-Ulm in Bavaria and, in clear weather, a vista of the Alps from Säntis to the Zugspitze.The final stairwell to the top (known as the third Gallery) is a tall, spiraling staircase that has barely enough room for one person.

Theater Ulm

is the oldest municipal theater in Germany (founded 1641) and is now operated as a three-division house that own ensembles for opera / operetta , drama and ballet has. By 2006 the house was called Ulmer Theater.Today's theater at the Herbert-von-Karajan-Platz 1 was from 1966 to 1969 by architect Fritz Schafer and built on 3 Opened in October 1969.Since the 2006/07 season is Andreas von Studnitz director of the Theater Ulm.One of his first acts was to rename the Ulmer Theater Theater Ulm. Are or have been in musical theater since then including singers like Oxana Arkaeva, Merav Barnea, Runi Brattaberg, Gillian Crichton, Kwang-Keun Lee, Helen Lindqvist and Helena Zubanovich hired as permanent members of the ensemble.After a first construction of the question, was on 19 February 2008, a renovation and modernization of the building decided. In addition to the elimination of structural defects and the technique to date will be accommodated. This will in the next 8 years, each done in the summer breaks. The estimated cost is 18.3 million €.

Philharmonic Orchestra

is a German symphony orchestra especially in the area of the city of Ulm is symphonic concerts several times a year.The orchestra was founded as a theater orchestra in the Ulm Theatre during the 19th Century. Focus was on the musical arrangements of operas and operettas.The orchestra consisted of the former garrison town of Ulm, mainly from military musicians.Ulm 1920 the theater became part of an orchestra, from the organized as well as outside of regular opera and theater productions, symphony concerts own.The orchestra employs 56 musicians (as of 2006) and is within the German tariff system for orchestras to TVK classified C (source: German Music Council , Bonn).The orchestra plays music and dance performances at the Theater Ulm, and also offers its subscription series with music from all eras of classical symphonic music. Among the regular highlights of the year round is the New Year's concert and the parade and concert glacis, which in the summer open air in a park of Neu-Ulm is given. In memory of Herbert von Karajan, the orchestra held a Herbert von Karajan concert.

Ulmer Museum

is a museum for art, archeology and cultural history of the city or in Ulm . His exhibitions include the archaeological collection of finds from the prehistory and early history of the Ulm area (including the " Lion Man "), painting and sculpture of the late Gothic period from Ulm and Upper Swabia, arts and crafts from 16 to 19 Century, craft guilds and town history.Presented are many important representatives of the Ulmer Museum Ulm School.The whole development of late Gothic art of master Hartmann and Hans Multscher about Martin Schaffner, Hans Schüchlin, Jörg Stocker, Niklaus Weckmann, Bartholomew Zeitblom to Daniel Mauch is demonstrated by the museum exhibits valuable. Even the Upper Swabian culture and landscape of the Allgäu late Gothic is represented by works by Bernhard Striegel and others, which allows direct comparison and good style studies.The museum presents thematic exhibitions and over again, making the complicated relationships of the late Gothic Ulmer visible. Research priorities form the families of artists led by Hans Ulmer Multscher, Jorg Syrlin (the elder), Jorg Syrlin (the Younger), Michel Erhart , Gregor Erhart and Daniel Mauch.

Light Serenade

is the introduction of Schwörwochenendes in Ulm.They will be held on Saturday before the Oath instead.The lights Serenade is a light show on water.Here at nightfall by the ordinary barge, the "will Ulmer Schachtel "several thousand tea lights on the water surface of the Danube set. Depending on water levels and weather, visitors can sometimes long, sometimes short devote the romantic sight of the lights.The concert is followed by another fireworks display and then the Schwörwochenende at parties and street parties in and around Ulm and Neu-Ulm continued partying.

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