# Friedrichsau

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Friedrichsau is Ulm’s largest park, a green setting shaped by more than two centuries of history. Winding paths lead past the Upper and Middle Ausee, two lakes joined by a canal, while open spaces suit picnics, sport and unhurried walks.

King Frederick I funded its creation in the early 1800s with a gift of 2,000 gulden, and the grounds soon became a place for social gatherings. A zoo began here in the 1920s with a birdhouse, then expanded to include monkeys, goats, exotic birds and more than 100 animal and plant species. The 1980 Landesgartenschau added playgrounds, sports facilities and a mini-golf course, along with a tropical house and aquarium. More than 1,300 trees, representing over 60 species, now include Norway maples, ash trees, giant sequoias and trumpet trees.

A tree trail marked by natural-stone steles offers information about the different species, while the glass-tunnel aquarium displays native freshwater fish.

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