Old Town Hall, Wittenberg – Luther House, Wittenberg loop from Lutherstadt Wittenberg Hbf

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Old Town Hall, Wittenberg – Luther House, Wittenberg loop from Lutherstadt Wittenberg Hbf

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Old Town Hall, Wittenberg – Luther House, Wittenberg loop from Lutherstadt Wittenberg Hbf

01:03

4.17km

10m

Hiking

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: September 26, 2026

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1.90 km

Old Town of Lutherstadt Wittenberg

Highlight • Historical Site

Wittenberg is worth a trip not only in the anniversary year of the Reformation. The city is quickly explored because it is not particularly large, but every few meters you come across interesting stories.

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1.97 km

All Saints' Church (Castle Church), Wittenberg

Highlight • Religious Site

Marthin Luther posted his 95 theses on this door of the castle church. Unfortunately, the original door is burned and only a fake church door can be seen today.

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2.30 km

Wittenberg Market Square and the Town Church

Highlight • Historical Site

There are impressive buildings to see, including the Luther House, which has been largely preserved in its original state since the Reformation. Many events and special city tours take place there. 2017 marked the 500th anniversary of the Reformation. The Castle Church, the Luther House, St. Mary's Church, and the Melanchthon House are all UNESCO World Heritage Sites.

The Tourist Information Office is located at Schlossplatz 2. You can find the current opening hours here: lutherstadt-wittenberg.de/service/tourist-information.

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2.36 km

Philipp Melanchthon Monument, Wittenberg

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The commission to erect a memorial in honor of Philipp Melanchthons took place in 1858. The foundation stone of the memorial was laid in 1860 and in 1865 it was inaugurated. The design comes from Friedrich Drake and that of the baldachin from Johann Heinrich Strack based on the design of Schinkel. Melanchthon's image stands in the marketplace in an ankle-length outer garment without a headgear. In his right hand he holds the scroll of the Augsburg Confession of Faith. After various repairs in 1948 and 1967, both canopies were faithfully restored from 2010 to 2013.

Source: erlebnisland.de/sachsen-anhalt/lutherstadt-wittenberg/sehenswuerdheiten/marktplatz-rathaus-wittenberg

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2.37 km

Old Town Hall, Wittenberg

Highlight • Historical Site

The Old Town Hall of Lutherstadt Wittenberg is located in the center of the old town on the market square. It was the seat of the Wittenberg city administration from the 16th century to the year 2000.

With the flourishing of the city of Wittenberg at the time of the Reformation, its population also increased. Therefore, the old original town hall was no longer sufficient for the requirements now given, so that starting from 1521 under the direction of Bastian Kruger with the preparations and from 1523 with the gradual construction of the town hall began. The construction was completed in 1541.

The clearly structured facade of the town hall has the characteristics of three stylistic epochs. While above all the curtain-arched windows of the first two storeys are still influenced by late Gothic, the gables and cornice strips indicate the actual period of origin, the Renaissance. In 1573, deficiencies in the building necessitated a reconstruction. The current entrance portal with its lush decor and the bell tower with the sinner's bell were added.

Source:
de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rathaus_%28Lutherstadt_Wittenberg%29

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2.39 km

Martin Luther Monument (Lutherdenkmal), Wittenberg

Highlight • Monument

In 1805 the "Patriotic Literary Society of the County of Mansfeld" initially intended to erect a memorial to the reformer Martin Luther in Mansfeld. Friedrich Wilhelm III also wanted a dedication to be set up in Wittenberg after the wars of liberation. The foundation stone was finally laid in 1817 and the monument was ceremoniously unveiled on October 31, 1821. The figure was designed by Johann Gottfried Schadow (1805), the base by Karl Friedrich Schinkel and the canopy by the Prussian Crown Prince Friedrich Wilhelm IV.

Source: erlebnisland.de/sachsen-anhalt/lutherstadt-wittenberg/sehenswuerdheiten/marktplatz-rathaus-wittenberg

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2.47 km

St. Mary’s Town Church, Wittenberg

Highlight • Religious Site

At the south-east corner of the town church in Wittenberg there has been a mockery and mockery of the Jewish religion since around 1290. Abusive sculptures of this kind, which show Jews in connection with pigs - animals that are considered unclean in Judaism - were particularly common in the Middle Ages. ...The memorial below the abusive sculpture was unveiled in November 1988, fifty years after the beginning of the pogroms against Jews in Nazi-ruled Germany. The base plate, cast in bronze, shows four tread plates tilted against each other, which look as if they were laid in muddy ground. The joints form a sign of the cross. The surrounding text connects the inscription of the abusive sculpture with the Holocaust: "God's real name / the reviled Shem Ha Mphoras / whom the Jews before the Christians / held almost unspeakably holy / died in six million Jews / under a sign of the cross." Source: https: //wittenberg.de/kultur-und-tourismus/qr-codes-stelen-des-tourist-leit-systems/mahnmal-an-der-stadtkirche-wittenberg-s06qr1.html
I think this is a very successful way of dealing with changed perspectives. No iconoclasm but visible distancing based on today's experiences.

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3.20 km

Luther House, Wittenberg

Highlight • Historical Site

Wittenberg is home to the largest museum of the history of the Reformation - the Lutherhaus. Here, the reformer lived first as a monk and later as a husband and father, wrote his writings and taught students. The exhibition in the Lutherhaus tells of the life and work of the Reformer, but also of his family life and the rich impact story. Particularly worth seeing are the pulpit of Luther from the city church, the Ten Commandments panel by Lucas Cranach and a monk's cowl Luther.
The centerpiece of the tour through the house is the Lutherstube, which has largely been preserved in its original state. A must for Wittenberg visitors is the door of the castle church, to which Luther struck his 95 theses in 1517.

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4.17 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

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2.77 km

998 m

387 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

3.93 km

153 m

< 100 m

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Weather

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Comments

June 10, 2022,Impressionen vom Stadtfest

City festival "Luther's Wedding", I'll keep the rest of the process to myself

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June 11, 2022,"Als Trauzeuge zur Hochzeit nach Wittenberg eingeladen"

While thousands flocked to Hanover for Lower Saxony Day at the Maschsee, we were invited with 6 people as witnesses to a wedding in Wittenberg. The journey was made by car because cyclists were not allowed at lutherhochzeit.de.

The spectacle has been taking place regularly at the beginning of June since 1994, but had to be suspended for two years …

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