Ulm is a city in Germany, part of the Bundesland of Baden-Württemberg (about 100 km south-east of Stuttgart). Its population is slightly above 115,000. Ulm was also the birthplace of one of the 20th century's most famous persons - Albert Einstein.1 History
Ulm was first mentioned in 854 and was declared a city by Friedrich Barbarossa in 1164. Ulm blossomed during the 1500s and 1600s, mostly due to the export of textiles. These centuries also represented the zenith of art in Ulm, especially for painters and sculptors.
In 1803, it ceased to be an "Imperial Free City" and was absorbed into Bavaria. In 1810, Ulm was incorporated into the Kingdom of WürttembergWurttemberg (often spelled Wurttemberg in English) refers to an area and a former state in Swabia, a region in south-western Germany. Its capital for the by far longest period was Stuttgart. For short periods of time, the seat of the government resp..
In 1938Events January -June January 3 The March of Dimes is established by Franklin Delano Roosevelt. January 11 Frances Moulton is the first woman to become president of a US national bank. January 20 Wedding of king Farouk I of Egypt and Farida Zulficar in Cai, it again became a "free city" (which means that it doesn't belong to a county).
2 Geography
- The Danube RiverFor other uses of "Danube", see Danube (disambiguation). The Danube ( Esperanto Danubo Bulgarian Dunav German Donau Greek Ister Hungarian Duna Latin Danuvius or Danubius Romanian Dunare Serbian and Croatian Dunav Slovak Dunaj Ukrainian Dunay is the second flows through Ulm. On the other side of the river, there is the " twin city" of Neu-Ulm , a lot smaller than Ulm and formerly a part of it (pop. ~50,000). Neu-Ulm is part of Bavaria.
3 Industry
- DaimlerChryslerDaimlerChrysler AG ( NYSE:DCX), with headquarters in Stuttgart, Germany and Auburn Hills, Michigan, is a prominent automobile and truck manufacturer, formed in 1998 by the buyout of the Chrysler Corporation (USA) by Daimler-Benz (Germany). The merger whic Daimler Chrysler Research Center
- Daimler-Benz Aerospace
- Evobus GmbH
- Ratiopharm
- NokiaFor the Finnish town, see Nokia. Nokia Corporation is the world's largest telecommunications manufacturer. It is a Finnish telecommunications company best known for its leading range of mobile phones. Nokia also produces mobile phone infrastructure and ot Product Creation Center
- SiemensSiemens is a German family name carried by Peter von Siemens, Werner von Siemens, Wilhelm von Siemens Siemens AG is the name of a German electrical and telecommunications company, founded as a telegraph equipment manufacturer by Werner von Siemens as "Tel
- AtmelAtmel Corporation is a manufacturer of semiconductors, founded in 1984. Its products include EEPROM and Flash memory devices, microcontrollers (including 8051 and ARM architectures) and its own Atmel AVR architecture, FPGAs and many others. The President
- Intel
- AEG
- Iveco Magirus
- Gardena (gardening tools)
- EADS
4 University of Ulm
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