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Lutherstadt Wittenberg

Lutherstadt Wittenberg
Altstadt Lutherstadt Wittenberg-Panorama.jpg
Schlossstraße Wittenberg 6336.JPG Wittenberg Market square.JPG
Wittenberg - Schlosskirche innen 1.jpg Lutherstadt Wittenberg,Collegienstraße 54,Universität.jpg
From top: Skyline of Wittenberg,
Wittenberg old town with view to the Castle church (under construction, Market square with town hall and Stadtkirche Wittenberg, inside Wittenberg castle church and Leucorea university
Coat of arms of Lutherstadt Wittenberg
Coat of arms
Lutherstadt Wittenberg  is located in Germany
Lutherstadt Wittenberg
Lutherstadt Wittenberg
Coordinates: 51°52′N 12°39′E / 51.867°N 12.650°E / 51.867; 12.650Coordinates: 51°52′N 12°39′E / 51.867°N 12.650°E / 51.867; 12.650
Country Germany
State Saxony-Anhalt
District Wittenberg
Government
 • Mayor Eckhard Naumann (SPD)
Area
 • Total 240.32 km2 (92.79 sq mi)
Population (2015-12-31)
 • Total 46,475
 • Density 190/km2 (500/sq mi)
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes 06886
Dialling codes 03491
Vehicle registration WB
Website wittenberg.de
UNESCO World Heritage Site
Luther Memorials in Eisleben and Wittenberg
Name as inscribed on the World Heritage List
Wittenberg-4.JPG
Market square with Stadtkirche Wittenberg
Location Germany
Type Cultural
Criteria iv, vi
Reference 783
UNESCO region Europe and North America
Inscription history
Inscription 1996 (20th Session)

Wittenberg, officially Lutherstadt Wittenberg, is a town in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Situated on the river Elbe, it has a population of about 50,000.

The importance of Wittenberg historically was due to its seat of the Elector of Saxony, a dignity held by the dukes of Saxe-Wittenberg and also to its close connection with Martin Luther and the dawn of the Protestant Reformation; several of its buildings are associated with the events of this time. Part of the Augustinian monastery in which Luther dwelt, first as a monk and later as owner with his wife and family, is preserved and considered to be the world's premier museum dedicated to Luther. Various Luther and Melanchthon memorial sites were added to the UNESCO world heritage list in 1996.

Duchy of Saxony 1180–1296
Duchy of Saxe-Wittenberg 1296–1356
 Electorate of Saxony 1356–1806
Kingdom of Saxony 1806–1815
 Kingdom of Prussia 1815–1871
 German Empire 1871–1918
 Weimar Republic 1918–1933
 Nazi Germany 1933–1945
Allied-occupied Germany Soviet occupation zone 1945–1949
 East Germany 1949–1990
 Germany 1990–present


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