Nation names ??

[reverend]

let me expand on Ulm (founded in 854) a bit.

Ulm is the place of the tallest church in the world, the Ulmer Münster, 161.53m tall, built in 1377-1890.
the stair to the top of the tower has 753 steps, and the Münster offers room for 20000 people.

here a few pictures:
http://www.ulmer-muenster.de/portal/indmueg.jpg
and from across the Danube:
http://www.ulmer-muenster.de/portal/muentot2.gif

of course, Ulm is also the home of A. Einstein, and this year is "Einstein year", celebrating his 125th birthday.

if you don't know Einstein:
http://www.8ung.at/liquid1/clipart/bw/einstein.jpg


by the way, Ulmians, and the whole region (Schwaben) are usually accused of being stingy. there's a German joke "Schotten sind des Landes wegen Verschwendungssucht verwiesene Schwaben" but don't ask me to translate it