Pau in France, Ely in England, Ulm in Germany: behind these cities with such small names lies a charm that’s much greater… For your next teen language trip to Germany, LEC has chosen to focus on the third entry on this (admittedly short) list. Let’s cross the Rhine together, just for a few minutes…
A city in the state of Baden-Württemberg
Let’s start by locating Ulm. If you’d like to explore the city during a teen language study trip to Germany, you’ll need to head to the state of Baden-Württemberg, a region bordering France that is home to, among other things, the city of Stuttgart, the Black Forest, and Lake Constance.
View of the Danube
Ulm is situated on the Danube, just like Vienna, Bratislava, Budapest, or Belgrade. In 2011, it had a population of approximately 117,000, roughly the same as a city like Boulogne-Billancourt on this side of the Rhine. It is one of the five most populous cities in its region, behind Stuttgart, Mannheim, Karlsruhe, and Heidelberg.
What is there to do in Ulm?
While visiting Ulm during a teen language study trip to Germany, we’ll take the time to learn more about the history of this city, which was annexed by Bavaria at the dawn of the 19th century, only to be seized by Napoleon just one year later. There, we’ll find a Gothic cathedral begun in the late 14th century, featuring a colossal tower filled with a wealth of artworks, and whose choir stalls were carved by Jörg Syrlin the Elder in the 15th century. Ulm is also a city of museums, including the Weishaupt Museum, the Ulm Museum, and the Central Museum of the Danube Swabians.
A famous person born in Ulm… and not just anyone
But for many, Ulm’s greatest source of pride remains the fact that the city was the birthplace of the most famous of all physicists: Albert Einstein, who was born on March 14, 1879!