Weißenhorn, Urban municipality in Neu-Ulm district, Germany.
Description
Weißenhorn is an urban municipality in the Neu-Ulm district, situated on elevated ground southeast of Ulm. The town spreads across a wooded and hilly area with a core of historic streets and modern residential quarters.
History
The settlement first appears in written records in 1160 and came under Fugger family control in the early 16th century. The Fugger period shaped the town's economy and remains visible in its architecture and organization.
Culture
The name Weißenhorn refers to a pale hill in the medieval landscape, and visitors can sense this connection in how the town sits on elevated ground. Local life still centers around the main square and traditional community spaces that reflect this historical identity.
Practical
Visitors will find standard urban services and an easily walkable town center with shops, restaurants, and places to stroll. The town is compact enough to explore on foot, with good bus connections to the surrounding region.
Did you know?
The town theater built in 1876 is one of Germany's rare surviving small-town theaters from the 19th century, still with its original interior. This building shows how small towns once created their own cultural infrastructure.
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Roggenburg Abbey
6 km
Historisches Stadttheater Weißenhorn
286 m
Fuggerschloss, Mittelbau
117 mSchloss Roggenburg
6.2 kmMariä Himmelfahrt (Weißenhorn)
75 mKapuzinerkloster Weißenhorn
215 m
St. Laurentius
2.5 km
Friedhofskirche St. Bartholomäus
514 m
St. Wendelin
6.1 km
St. Mauritius
5.6 km
Heilig-Geist-Kirche
201 m
St. Nikolaus
1.4 km
Wohn- und Geschäftshaus
101 m
St. Cyriakus
1.2 kmFeldkapelle
5 km
Feldkapelle
3.3 km
Mariä Heimsuchung
4.1 kmKath. Pfarrkirche St. Johann Baptist
3.3 km
St. Alban
4.7 kmFeldkapelle
2.7 kmKath. Kuratiekirche Unserer Lieben Frau
4.3 km
Katholische Votivkapelle Maria-Linden
2.8 km
Kapelle St. Wendelin und Notburga
3.9 km
Feldkapelle Am Ascher Weg
3.7 km
St. Michael
3.1 km
Katholische Kirche St. Dominikus
5.2 kmKatholische Krankenhauskapelle St. Leonhard
842 m
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