Wilhelm Citadel by EuroTourData
Wilhelm Citadel was built in 1857 as the citadel of Wilhelm Fortifications, which in turn were the stronghold of Ulm Federal Fortress. The citadel surrounded by defensive walls, with the ditch protected by caponiers. Also, the citadel has the powerful central front, which in turn had right and left redoubts, connected by the central curtain wall with the large caponier. The right and left curtain walls each have one round caponier. The citadel garrison had 1607 militaries. 766 soldiers were stationed in the left redoubt, 286 soldiers defended the central curtain wall, and 555 soldiers were stationed in the right redoubt. Info is based on the article Bundesfestung Ulm - Wilhelmsfeste of German Wikipedia.

Image info
Front view of the the right redoubt with the curtain wall and the caponier of Wilhelm Citadel.
ⓒ Creative Commons: Bundesfestung Ulm - Wilhelmsfeste rechter Stützpunkt - Werk XVI, author Martin3d. License: CC BY-SA 3.0. Cropped from original.
Wilhelm Citadel info
Tourist Audience | Cultural heritage tourism |
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German official name | Werk XIII-XVII |
German alternate name | Wilhelmsfeste |
Type | Citadel |
Built | |
Garrison | 1607 |
Part of | Wilhelm Fortifications |
Audio | Speech about Wilhelm Citadel |
Condition | Largely restored |
Public access | Only external free sightseeing |
Street address | Hellmut-Pflüger-Straße |
Postal code | 89081 |
City | Ulm |
State | Baden-Württemberg |
Country | Germany |
Google Map | Wilhelm Citadel |
Directions to | Wilhelm Citadel |
Plus code | 8FWFCX8M+H7 |
Waze Map | Wilhelm Citadel |
OpenStreetMap | Wilhelm Citadel |
Latitude | 48.41486 |
Longitude | 9.98129 |
GeoNames ID | 12233280 |
Knowledge Panel | Wilhelm Citadel |
Nearby fortifications of Ulm Federal Fortress
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Dataset to Wilhelm Citadel
Tabular datasets and ATOM feed to Wilhelm Citadel of Ulm Federal Fortress, by EuroTourData.
ETD ID: wlhmctd-ulm.
Tags: tourist attraction, Germany, Baden-Württemberg, fortification, citadel.
Creator: Nikolaj Antonov
Published: .
Modified: .
Publisher: NikAnt Webkonsult AB