Martin Luther’s Birth House

Martin Luther's Birth House is a building and museum in , Germany. The German religious reformer Martin Luther was born there in 1483. However, the actual house in which Luther was born no longer exists, it having been burnt completely to the ground in 1689.
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  • Opening hours: Tuesday—Sunday 10:00 AM—5:00 PM
  • Type: Museum
  • Description: museum in Germany
  • Also known as: “birthplace of Martin Luther” and “Luthers Geburtshaus”
  • Address: Lutherstraße 15-17, Lutherstadt Eisleben, 06295

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include St. Petri und Pauli and Martin Luther’s Death House.

Church
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is a church.

Museum
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Martin Luther's Death House is a historic building in , Germany, long regarded as the place where the influential theologian Martin Luther died on 18 February 1546. is situated 430 metres west of Martin Luther’s Birth House.

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is situated 220 metres south of Martin Luther’s Birth House.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Wimmelburg and Wolferode.

Village
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is a municipality in the district, , . is situated 2½ km west of Martin Luther’s Birth House.

Village
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is a village, which is situated 3½ km southwest of Martin Luther’s Birth House.

Village
is a village and a former municipality in the district, , . Since 1 January 2010, it is part of the town . is situated 7 km east of Martin Luther’s Birth House.

Martin Luther’s Birth House

Latitude
51.52677° or 51° 31′ 36″ north
Longitude
11.55013° or 11° 33′ 0″ east
Wheelchair access
limited
Operator
Stiftung Luthergedenkstätten in Sachsen-Anhalt
Open location code
9F3HGHG2+P3
Open­Street­Map ID
node 7973532402
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­museum
Wiki­data ID
Q1436503
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Spanish—“Martin Luther’s Birth House” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “马丁·路德的出生地”
  • Dutch: “Luthers geboortehuis”
  • German: “Martin Luthers Geburtshaus”
  • Hebrew: “בית הולדתו של מרטין לותר”
  • Hungarian: “Luther Márton szülőháza”
  • Italian: “Casa natale di Martin Lutero”
  • Japanese: “マルティン・ルターの生家”
  • Maltese: “Dar tat-Twelid ta‘ Martin Luteru”
  • Maltese: “Dar tat-Twelid ta’ Martin Luteru”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Martin Luthers fødested”
  • Norwegian: “Martin Luthers fødested”
  • Portuguese: “Casa do Nascimento de Martinho Lutero”
  • Slovenian: “rojstna hiša Martina Lutra”
  • Spanish: “Casa natal de Martín Lutero”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Büste Martin Luthers and Lutherarchiv.

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