chancel of the city church
Wittenberg
City Church
Schmalkalden
City Hall at night
Schmalkalden
Luther Room
Luther House Wittenberg
Hartenfels Castle
Torgau
cloister of the Augustian Monastery
Erfurt
Martin Luthers Geburtshaus
Eisleben
Cathedral
Erfurt
The World Heritage
Eisenach
Hartenfels Castle at night
Torgau
Ottostadt Magdeburg
View to the City
View of the old town and the Town Church St. Peter and Paul
Weimar
... offer you the chance to get to know Luther, the places where he lived, the time in which he lived, and one of the most interesting cultural landscapes in German and European history. Eisenach, Erfurt, Schmalkalden, Torgau and the two Lutheran towns of Eisleben and Wittenberg are home to the most important Lutheran sites where you can experience the close connection between the life and influence of Luther and the backdrop against which they were set.
The “routes” will take you to Wartburg Castle and to Luther’s house in Eisenach, to the Augustinian Monastery in Erfurt, to the houses in Eisleben where Luther was born and where he died, to Hartenfels Palace in Torgau and to the Luther House and Melanchthon’s house in Wittenberg. Visitors will find permanent exhibitions on various aspects of the Reformation as well as special exhibitions, tours accompanied by expert guides, concerts, lectures, conferences, etc. “Routes to Luther” will show you how to follow in Luther’s footsteps and will also help you to discover Luther in your own personal way.
Weimar ist Anziehungspunkt in der Mitte Deutschlands: Besucher aus aller Welt kommen in die Stadt an der Ilm und lassen sich verzaubern von einer sympathischen, weltoffenen Atmosphäre, schlendern durch die Gassen einer liebevoll sanierten Altstadt, flanieren in den Parks mit ihren prächtigen Schlössern, entdecken die Dichterhäuser von Goethe und Schiller sowie die Moderne mit den Bauhaus-Stätten. Die Vielfalt des Sehenswerten und des Kulturangebotes in Weimar kommt dem einer Metropole gleich.
An undiscovered relationship
Martin Luther’s ties to Weimar are closer than is generally known. Luther’s sovereigns, who chose Weimar as their secondary residence in 1513 and as one of their prime residences in 1531, were the reason he visited the city so frequently between 1518 and 1540. As part of Elector John’s entourage, and later John Frederick’s, Luther gave counsel about the implementation of the Reformation and received instructions. The Franciscan monastery at the palace served as one of his places of accommodation, which is now commemorated by a plaque.
During his visits Luther repeatedly preached in the Palace Church and in the Town Church St. Peter and Paul. In the latter, now called the Herder Church, Lucas Cranach the Elder’s painted three-winged altar (1552-53) is located. The altar is a major pictorial representation of the Lutheran doctrine, in which the reformer himself is depicted, symbolically pointing to the bible.
24.05.2013 - 26.05.2013
Tage Mitteldeutscher Barockmusik
07.06.2013 | 19:00 - 0:00
Lange Nacht der Museen
In den Museen der Stadt Erfurt
08.06.2013 | 18:00 - 0:00
Nacht der Kirchen
09.06.2013 | 17:00 - 19:00
Chorkonzert des Landesjugendchores Sachsen
Leitung: Marcus Friedrich
13.06.2013 - 15.06.2013
Reformation heute – Protestantische Bildungsakzente
Internationale Konferenz zu den Impulsen und Folgewirkungen der Reformation
14.06.2013 | 18:00 - 0:00
38. Krämerbrückenfest
15.06.2013 - 14.07.2013
LUTHER! REBELL WIDER WILLEN
URAUFFÜHRUNG - Das Musical ist ein Auftragswerk des Landestheaters Eisenach
15.06.2013 - 10:00
38. Krämerbrückenfest
21.06.2013 | 17:00 - 22:00
Fête de la Musique
Das Fest der Musik