Wittenberg Schmalkalden Schmalkalden Lutherhaus Wittenberg Torgau Erfurt Eisleben Erfurt Eisenach Torgau Magdeburg Weimar

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

Altenburg

Eisenach

Eisleben

Erfurt

Magdeburg

Schmalkalden

Torgau

Weimar

Wittenberg

Luther's Cities

 

Routes to Martin Luther

... 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.

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Current event recommendation

Osterspaziergang mit Katharina von Bora

20.04.2014 | 14:00 - 15:00

Begegnung mit der Lutherin

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Weimar - City of the Month in Luther's Land

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.

Weimar


Martin Luther in Weimar

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.

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Events

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


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