Just three hundred metres from the Gothic Cathedral is the historic district of the medieval building — the Fisherman's quarter. Narrow streets, bridges and houses, all steeped in the life and spirit of the heyday of the old Ulm. Fishing a quarter of the time by the banks of the river Blau (tributary of the Danube), was inhabited by the artisans: the fishermen, tanners, millers and shipbuilders. The flow of the river determined the best place to build houses, as these craft required a lot of water. Mill circles (at the time they were 7), bridges maceration of the skin, moorings for fishing boats adjoined the facades of buildings. Caustic solutions for tanning, even influenced the appearance of the buildings: to best preserve them additionally sheathed with wood.

Many historically important and interesting buildings of Ulm is located in the fishing quarter. For example, the so-called "House of the Oath", built in 1618. With its balcony every penultimate Monday of July, the mayor of Ulm delivers annual speech and gives an oath to serve the citizens. The North side of Fisherman's quarter is one of the oldest surviving buildings — the wall Shtaufeniv, residues built them in the late 12th century Royal Palace.

Several original buildings are undisputed ornaments Fishing district of Ulm, such as "falling house", the old mint, "house beautiful" and many others.

Currently in a renovated Fisherman's town, hotels, cafes and restaurants, shops and souvenir shops.