Why Ulm is one of the most livable and lovable cities in Germany? Here are over 10 reasons for it.

1. THE UNIVERSITY OF ULM IS RANKED #1
AMONG THE BEST GERMAN UNIVERSITIES
YOUNGER THAN 50 YEARS
(AND RANKED #15 WORLDWIDE)
(Source: Times Higher Education)
180.000 INHABITANTS (TOGETHER WITH NEU-ULM)
1,000.000 INHABITANTS IN GREATER SUBURBAN AREA
CULTURAL DIVERSITY
PEOPLE FROM OVER 100 DIFFERENT
COUNTRIES LIVE IN ULM
THREE MAJOR UNIVERSITIES
SEVERAL ART & DESIGN SCHOOLS, NUMEROUS PUBLIC
AND PRIVATE SCHOOLS AND LEARNING INSTITUTIONS
7 THEATERS
INCLUDING A CITY
THEATER FOR DRAMA
MOVIE
THEATERS28MUSEUMS
MORE THAN
5
NUMEROUS RESTAURANTS,
BARS & ART GALLERIES1AQUARIUM
ZOO
SUMMER FESTIVAL
WILHELMSBURG
THE MODERN TOWN
HOUSE, THE ART GALLERY
WEISHAUPT AND THE “NEUE MITTE”
BIG FESTIVAL IN ULM ALONG THE DANUBE, CELEBRATING
THE DIVERSITY OF ALL DANUBIAN CITIES/COUNTRIES)
(ONE OF THE MOST SPECTACULAR AND LARGEST WATER CARNIVAL
PARADES IN THE WORLD)
THE INTERNATIONAL
DANUBE FESTIVAL
INSIDER TIP: THE CHRISTMAS MARKET
#3 ULM OFFERS TOP EDUCATION
#4 ULM IS GOOD FOR YOUR HEALTH
AFTER FREIBURG AND MUNICH, ULM IS ONE OF THE
SUNNIEST GERMAN CITIES,
WITH 1.698 HOURS OF SUN PER YEAR
1.698
HOURS
OF SUN
(DON’T TRUST THE RUMORS ABOUT FOGGY DAYS IN ULM. IT IS MERELY A MYTH)
ULM IS RANKED #3OF THE 100 BIGGEST CITIES IN GERMANY
IN TERMS OF PROSPERITY, ECONOMIC
AND SOCIAL STRUCTURE, STANDARD
OF LIVING AND QUALITY OF LOCATION;
(Source: WirtschaftsWoche, Initiative Neue Soziale
Marktwirtschaft, IW Consult Köln)
THE FIRST AND ONLY MUSEUM
FOR BREAD CULTURE WAS FOUNDED IN ULM
EINSTEIN WAS BORN IN ULMAlong with other famous people who were born or grew up in or
around Ulm, such as singer and actress Hildegard Kneef, inven-
tor and engineer Robert Bosch, famous designer Otl Aicher and
the brave Hans and Sophie Scholl
THE OLDEST CITY THEATER IN
GERMANY WAS FOUNDED IN ULM
World famous conductor Herbert von Karajan and
theater director Peter Zadek started their careers in Ulm
THE LEANING HOUSEThe MOST CROOKED HOTEL in the WORLD is located
in Ulm – the Leaning House (Guiness Book of Records)
FIRE LADDERSThe mobile fire ladders were invented in Ulm (by K.D. Magirus)
ONE OF THE OLDEST
WORK OF ART CREATED BY MANKIND
was found in the Swabian Alps and is on display in the Ulm
Museum: “Lion man of the Hohlenstein Stadel”
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ULM’S MAIN SHOPPING AND PEDESTRIAN STREET
THE HIRSCHSTRASSEIS RANKED #3 AMONG THE TOP 25 SHOPPING STREETS IN GERMANY
(for cities less than 250.000 inhabitants
Source: Jones Lang LaSalle, Pedestrian Frequency Report)
SHOPPING WITH FLAIR
(OLD TOWN, HIRSCHSTRASSE)
MODERN SHOPPING CENTERS
(BLAUTALCENTER & GLACIS GALLERY)
>62.000m2
shopping
area
APPLE DESIGN WAS INSPIRED BY PRODUCTS
ORIGINATING FROM THE hfg(hfg = Hochschule für Gestaltung / Ulm School of Design)
and are still influencing modern product design...
#5 ULM IS PERFECTLY LOCATED
IN THE CENTER OF EUROPE
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EASY AND QUICK REACH
ULM IS ALSO CLOSE TO METROPOLITAN AREAS SUCH AS MUNICH,
STUTTGART AND WITHIN EASY REACH TO NATURE RESORTS SUCH
AS THE BEAUTIFUL SWABIAN ALB, THE ALLGÄU AND LAKE CONSTANCE
ULM IS ALSO A MAJOR ICE TRAIN
HUB AND SEVERAL MAJOR
HIGHWAYS CONNECT ULM TO ALL
PARTS OF GERMANY
CLOSE AIRPORTS CAN BE FOUND IN:
SWITZERLAND
LIECHTENSTEIN
ITALY
ULM
FRANCE
AUSTRIA
MEMMINGEN
(30 min)
STUTTGART
(45 min)
MUNICH (75 min)
#6 ULM OFFERS GREAT SHOPPING
#7 ULM IS FULL OF UNKNOWN SECRETS
#8 ULM IS HOME OF GREAT BRAINS
#9 ULM IS (UN)KNOWN
FOR WORLD-FAMOUS DESIGN
#10 ULM OFFERS MANY
JOB OPPORTUNITIES
BASED ON CLEAN AIR, HEALTH CARE,
SOCIAL & ECONOMICAL STATE, OFFERINGS
OF SPORTS, LEASURE AND CULTURE
FLYING MACHINEAlbrecht Ludwig Berblinger (also known as the Tailor of Ulm) is famous
for having constructed one of the first working flying machines.
SOFTWARE
DEVELOPMENT
The tallest
church tower
in the World
(Ulm cathedral,
161m)
#1 ULM FEELS GOOD(AND IS MORE METROPOLITAN THAN YOU THINK)
#2 ULM HAS CULTURE
THE TOP 10 REASONS
WHY ULM IS ONE OF THE MOST LIVABLE
AND PLEASANT CITIES IN GERMANY...
(...AND OUR TWIN CITY NEU-ULM TOO)
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