• Cullman was founded in 1873 by a German immigrant named Col. John Gottfried Cullmann.

• Our city government consists of a mayor and a five-member city council, all of whom are elected by popular vote to serve concurrent four-year terms.

• We have an outstanding school system that consistently ranks among the top in Alabama.

• We have abundant law enforcement and emergency services, low crime rate, excellent health care facilities, a vast, well-trained labor force and an extensive transportation network.

• The 2000 U.S. Census listed the population of the City of Cullman as 13,972.

• We are centrally located between Huntsville and Birmingham in North Alabama.

• Cullman is recognized as an outstanding community in sectors of agriculture and industry.

• There are currently over 50 major industries located in Cullman.

• Cullman is an area of unsurpassed natural beauty!

• Our climate is pleasantly mild with warm summers and moderate winters. 

• We have many beautiful parks and recreational facilities which offer year-round recreational opportunities for people of all ages!

• We also have an open-air farmers market at the Festhalle Market Platz, Alabama's largest timber frame structure!

• People travel to Cullman from all over the world to view our many attractions including the Ave Maria Grotto, which is located on the grounds of Alabama's only Benedictine Abbey and consists of more than 125 miniature reproductions of famous sites from all over the world!

• Our "Sister City" is Frankweiler, Germany, hometown of our founder. Not long after the twinning of the cities in 1987, Cullman residents formed the Cullman Friends of Frankweiler Club and Frankweiler residents formed the Frankweiler Friends of Cullman Club. Visits have taken place between our two cities every couple of years.

The City of Cullman web site was designed to provide our citizens, visitors and others with valuable information about our community. We've included information about our government, departments, services, location, history, tourist attractions and much more! We hope you will find this information useful and interesting. We welcome any comments or suggestions you may have. You can leave your comments and suggestions on our guestbook or email us!

If you have never had the opportunity to visit Cullman, I would like to personally invite you to do so. The Cullman Area Chamber of Commerce can provide you with visitor information including names of area hotels, maps, list of recreational events and much more!

I hope you enjoy your visit to the City of Cullman site!