Wittenberg

Wittenberg is a town in , . The official name is Lutherstadt Wittenberg for its close connection of the town with Martin Luther's Protestant Reformation.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include All Saints’ Church, Wittenberg and Stadtkirche Wittenberg.

Church
Photo: Cethegus, Public domain.
All Saints' Church, commonly referred to as Schlosskirche to distinguish it from the of St. Mary's, sometimes known as the Reformation Memorial Church, is a Lutheran church in , , Germany.

Church
The Stadt- und Pfarrkirche St. Marien zu Wittenberg is the civic church of the German town of Lutherstadt Wittenberg. The reformers Martin Luther and Johannes Bugenhagen preached there and the building also saw the first celebration of the mass in German…

Photo: A.Savin, FAL.
The is a writer's house museum in , Germany. Originally built in 1504 as part of the University of Wittenberg, the building was the home of Martin Luther for most of his adult life and a significant location in the history of the Protestant Reformation. is situated 3½ km east of Wittenberg.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Griebo.

Village
is a former municipality in the , , . Since January 2008, it is part of the town . is situated 6 km west of Wittenberg.

Wittenberg

Latitude
51.8744° or 51° 52′ 28″ north
Longitude
12.606° or 12° 36′ 22″ east
Population
45,200
Elevation
73 metres (240 feet)
United Nations Location Code
DE ZAX
Open location code
9F3JVJF4+PC
Geo­Names ID
6548975
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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Lutherstadt Wittenberg Piesteritz railway stop and Weinberg.

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About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikivoyage page “Wittenberg”. Photo: Theotherpaul, CC BY-SA 3.0.