Informative City-Guide · ENGLISH - Ulm/Neu-Ulm

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History
Old news? If you are not interested in history, just turn the
page. But if this short summary is too brief for you, find
out more on location – e.g. at the Haus der Stadtgeschichte
(Ulm’s House of History), see page 14,
or on a historical city tour.
5000 BC
Oldest settlement in the Ulm region in the early y
Neolithic period.
854
King Ludwig the German seals a document in “Hulma”, creating the first
official reference to Ulm on July 22, 854.
1184
Ulm receives the status of Free Imperial City.
1377
Construction of the Ulm Minster as a townspeople‘s church begins on
June 30, 1377.
1397
The Ulm constitution – the “Great Civic Oath” – comes into effect, controlling
the distribution of power between the Guilds and the Patricians. The Mayor of
Ulm still makes this oath every year on “Schwörmontag” (Oath Monday).
1500
Ulm is a successful trading hub. Above
all, there is a great demand in Europe for
fustian cloth from Ulm. At the same time,
the city is one of the most significant
artistic centres in Southern Germany.
1530
With a large majority, Ulm’s citizens
decide to convert to Protestantism.
1712
Venice’s power,
Augsburg’s glory,
Nuremberg’s humour,
Strasbourg’s weapons,
and Ulm’s money rule
the world.
Rhyme from around 1500
From 1712, thousands of emigrants, “Danube Swabians”, use the river to
reach what today are Hungary, Serbia, Bulgaria and Romania.
1770
The city is declared bankrupt in 1770, due to diseases, war and extortion by a
wide range of besiegers.
1805
The Battle of Elchingen takes place nearby on October 14, 1805, leading to the
handover of Ulm by the Austrians to the victorious Napoleon.
1810
Ulm becomes part of Württemberg in 1810. The districts on the right-hand