Neu-Ulm: Guide, Hotels, Map & Photos
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EUR 92 - 126 Meinl Hotel & Restaurant
 This 4-star hotel offers a modern spa with massage service, Wi-Fi internet, and a garden terrace with great views of Ulm. It lies in the quiet Reutti … MoreEUR 64 - 999 Orange Hotel und Apartments
 This hotel offers non-smoking rooms and apartments with free high-speed internet access as well as free parking. It is in Neu-Ulm, 1 km from the main … MoreEUR 79 - 999 mD Hotel Landgasthof Hirsch
 Just 2.5 km from Ulm city centre, this traditional 4-star hotel in the village of Finningen offers elegant accommodation, a welcoming restaurant and g… MoreEUR 68 - 119 Hotel Sonnenkeller
 This family-run hotel is located in the quiet Pfuhl district of Neu-Ulm, 3 km from Ulm Congress Centre. It offers modern rooms with free Wi-Fi. On-sit… MoreEUR 65 - 85 Hotel Apartmenthotel Ramey
 This apartment hotel offers functional, peaceful accommodation on the outskirts of Neu-Ulm, just a 5-minute walk from the River Danube.
The privately… MoreEUR 68 - 90 Hotel Garni Kreuzäcker
 The hotel Garni Kreuzäcker is located in Neu-Ulm close to the fair. All of our modern equipped rooms offer shower/WC, TV, telephone and mini bar. Sta… MoreEUR 67 - 94 City-Hotel garni
 This 3-star hotel is located in Neu-Ulm directly next to the main train station. Look forward to a delicious breakfast buffet to help get your day of… More | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Neu-Ulm: Guide
Neu-Ulm, or New Ulm in English, is a town in Bavaria, capital of the Neu-Ulm (district)|Neu-Ulm district. Neighbouring towns include Ulm, Senden, Pfaffenhofen an der Roth, Holzheim bei Neu-Ulm|Holzheim, Nersingen and Elchingen. The population is 51,110 (June 30 2005)
History
The modern history of Neu-Ulm begins with the change of the sovereignty over the city of Ulm in the year 1810, from the Kingdom of Bavaria to the Kingdom of Württemberg. The Danube river became the boundary between Bavaria and Württemberg. Land on the right-hand side of the Danube thus fell under Bavarian sovereignty. This was the "birth" of Neu-Ulm as an independent town.
At this time, Neu-Ulm was extremely small in size, little more than a few houses, taverns, pieces of land, and the village of Offenhausen. It still referred to itself as "Ulm am rechten Donauufer (Ulm on the right-hand side of the Danube). The name "Neu-Ulm" is first mentioned in records in 1814. The towns's real growth first began a few decades later in 1841, when the Frankfurter Bundesversammlung announced the building of the Federal Fort of Ulm, the Bundesfestung.
Upon the wishes of King Ludwig I, Neu-Ulm was included within the fort. After Neu-Ulm was connected to the railway line to Augsburg in 1853, soldiers arrived and Neu-Ulm became a garrison location. In 1857 the town was given a coat of arms, although Neu-Ulm was not legally a city at this time. Neu-Ulm was first made a city by King Ludwig II in 1869.
The city began to blossom under Mayor Josef Kollmann at the end of the 19th century. A tram line connecting Ulm and Neu-Ulm was built in 1897; in 1900, the water tower (still a landmark today) was built, guaranteeing Neu-Ulm's water supply, and in 1906, Neu-Ulm expanded beyond the city walls for the first time. The first factories were built, and Neu-Ulm continued to expand.
After World War I, the garrison was dissolved. The population and wealth of the town grew, and Neu-Ulm became a rich town. However, World War II left its mark; nearly eighty percent of the town was destroyed by Allied bombing, and all bridges across the Danube to Ulm were destroyed.
Rebuilding began, and from the end of World War II up to the 1990s, the US Army were stationed in Neu-Ulm. From 1964 to 1991, thirty-six nuclear Pershing missiles were based in Neu-Ulm under the 56th Field Artillery Command.
The departure of the Army had a large impact on the town's economy, and also left a large number of vacant army buildings.
Coat of arms
The coat of arms has existed since 1857. It consists of three horizontal bands of black, white and blue, with a tower in front. The meaning is simple: The tower symbolises the fort built around Neu-Ulm, the colours black and silver indicate the relationship with Ulm, and the colours white and blue show the association with Bavaria.
Districts
Neu-Ulm is arranged into 14 districts, 9 of them added between 1972 and 1977. The districts are: Burlafingen, Finningen, Gerlenhofen, Hausen, Holzschwang (including Tiefenbach), Jedelhausen, Ludwigsfeld, Neu-Ulm, Offenhausen, Pfuhl, Reutti, Schwaighofen, Steinheim and Wiley.
Politics
Neu-Ulm is lead by the Christian Social Union of Bavaria|Christian Social Union (CSU). On 11 January 2004, the acting second mayor Gerold Noerenberg elected. He succeeded Dr Beate Merk, who was appointed the new Bavarian law minister by Edmund Stoiber on 14 October 2003.
The town council is arranged into four parliamentary groups with six different parties and citizens' initiatives (number of seats shown in brackets):
Christian Social Union CSU (22)
In 1994, the Neu-Ulm "Fachhochschule" (University of Applied Sciences) was founded. The economically-aligned school was first opened as a branch office of the Fachhochschule Kempten, but has been independent since 1998.
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Social Democratic Party of Germany SPD (14)
Green Party (3)
Free Democratic Party FDP (2); free electors' union FWG (2); and the citizens' initiative Pro Neu-Ulm (1).Education and science
Personalities
Born in Neu-Ulm
Edwin Scharff, 1887, † 1955 in Hamburg, German sculptor, Professor in Berlin, Düsseldorf and Hamburg
Hermann Köhl, 15 April 1888, † 7. October 1938 in Munich, German flight pioneer.
Robert Wehgartner, 22 June 1909, politician (Bayernpartei), BP-leader (1963-66).
Harald Schmidt, 18 August 1957, German actor, comedian and TV presenterOthers
Theo Waigel, former finance minister of GermanyExternal links