LLISWATER, after Windermere, the largest of the English "lakes," lies between the counties of Cumberland and Westmoreland. 10 m. e. of Keswick. Length, 9 in.; breadth, 1 mile. Its scenery has none of the soft beauty of that of Windermere, but is rugged and grand. One of the chief features of the landscape is the lofty mountain Helvellyn, which rises from the s.w. extremity of the lake.
PIM, the second city of WUrtemberg, in 49° 54' n. lat., and 8° 8' e. long., was, till the war in 1866. a stronghold of the Germanic confederation, garrisoned by troops of Wurtemberg, Austria, and Bavaria. It was long one of the most important imperial free cities. Ulm is situated at the junction of the Blau with the Danube, which then becomes navigable, 53 tn. w. of Augsburg by railway. Two bridges unite the city with New Um. a village on the Bavarian side of the river. The streets are narrow. and the buildings old. Pop. '71, 26,290; '75, E0,222. The environs of Ulm are flat. The cathedral, which is a Protestant church, is remarkable for architectural beauty, and is. next to the cathedral of Cologne, the in Germany. It is 475 ft. in
length, 16;5 ft. in breadth, and 140 ft. in height, the unfinished tower over the main en trance being 320 feet. The building was begun in 1377, and finished in 1494. There are good schools for the people, a gymnasium, high school, and trades' school, a public library, an agrieultural society, and many charitable institutions. Leading industries are weaving linen, cotton, woolen, and mixed fabrics; bleaching; making paper, leather; beer-brewing, ship-building, book-printing, etc. Ulm is famed for ornamental pipe howls, and pastry called timer bread. Around the city, gardening is extensively car ried on. and asparagus especially cultivated.
The Romans hail a settlement at this important point. In 1531, the city accepted the reformation, and the majority of the people have since been Lutherans. In 1802, Ulm was attached to Bavaria, and became part of Wurtemberg in 1810.