Inhabitants: 110.000
479 m above sealevel

Highest churchtower in the world: 162 m

Kfz.-Kennzeichen: UL
Postal code: D-89073

Neu-Ulm:

Town and borough in the federal land of Bavaria, Germany; situated opposite Ulm.

Kfz.-Kennzeichen: NU
Postal code: D-89231

BK 2002

overview: map

Let's start with a tourist view for a change: the scenic historic town-centre of Ulm, just 300 yards from the border.

View from Ulm towards the other side of the river (New-Ulm), on the right the building called 'Donaucenter', in the background the Herdbrücke (bridge).

(Donauschwabenufer)

In the middle of the built-up area: Ulm becomes New-Ulm and vv.
Municipal border, but also province and federal state (Länder-) border: Baden-Wuerttemberg state meets Bavaria.

View from Ulm towards the other side of the river (New-Ulm) in Bavaria.

(Donauschwabenufer)

View from Ulm towards the other side of the river (New-Ulm), on the left the Donaucenter, and next to it some living-houses along the Jahnufer.

View from Ulm towards the other side of the river (New-Ulm), with the hospital Donauklink and Edwin-Scharff-Building on the Bavarian river-bank.

(Donauschwabenufer)

Arrival on the Bavarian side: welcome to New-Ulm. Coat of arms of the Free State of Bavaria next to official town-plate. The 'Donau (shopping) centre' in the background.

(Marienstrasse)

The Bavarian side even has its own daily newspaper...

View towards the historic town-centre of Ulm in Baden-Württemberg seen from the Neu-Ulm (=Bavarian) side.

On the border town bridge direction Ulm: the historic 'Reichenauer Hof' in Ulm.

In the foreground the "Kleine-Donau" (="Little Danube") behind the island is the 'real' river Danube, the houses in the background are situated in Ulm, the island to the right still in Bavaria.

View of the town-bridge (river Danube) back to Ulm, on the right the Reichenauer Hof building.
(Herdbrücke / Donaustrasse)