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Ulm

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Ulm is a city in Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany, on the upper Danube at the edge of the Swabian Jura, with around 130,000 inhabitants making it the state's sixth-largest city. Founded around 850 AD, it grew wealthy as a free imperial city on the textile trade during the 15th and 16th centuries, and its Ulm Minster, at 161.53 meters, is the second-tallest church in the world.

Facts
Population
129,882 1
Area (sq km)
118.69 1
Population Estimate Year
2024 1
Elevation (m)
478 1
Latitude
48.39861 degrees north 1
Longitude
9.99111 degrees east 1
Partially Attested
Founding Year
854 1
854 is the year of first mention, not a founding date.
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1. Ulm, Wikipedia
  • Infobox, Population figure
    (2024-12-31) • Total 129,882
  • Infobox, Population date
    (2024-12-31) • Total 129,882
  • Infobox, Area
    Area • Total 118.69 km2 (45.83 sq mi)
  • Article text
    The earliest written mention of Ulm is dated 22 July 854 AD, when King Louis the German signed a document in the King's palace of "Hulma" in the Duchy of Swabia.
  • Infobox, Elevation
    Elevation 478 m (1,568 ft)
  • Coordinates, latitude
    48°23′55″N 9°59′28″E / 48.39861°N 9.99111°E
  • Coordinates, longitude
    48°23′55″N 9°59′28″E / 48.39861°N 9.99111°E
  • In Group: Cities of Western Europe (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregion
  • On Continent: Europe, Lead paragraph names Germany; continent follows from the atlas record for Germany
    state of Baden-Württemberg, and with around 130,000 inhabitants, it is Germany
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Wikidata: Ulm
Wikidata Q3012, class allow-list match verified against P17/real-world identity (w-geo-qidcite-0926).View the Source
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