Lutherstadt Wittenberg, Germany
Wittenberg Castle Church
The church door where Martin Luther put up his 95 points in 1517 and started the Reformation.
Biblical significance
Luther, then a professor at the university here, objected to the sale of indulgences funding St Peter's in Rome. Whether he hammered or merely mailed the theses is still argued; the church door was the university noticeboard either way. Luther and Melanchthon are both buried inside. The town preserves the Luther House, the largest Reformation museum in the world, in the former Augustinian monastery where he lived.
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Best time to go
31 October, Reformation Day.
Visitor notes
Combined ticket for the Luther House, Melanchthon House and both churches. Easy day trip from Berlin.
Coordinates
51.8661, 12.6383
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