Lutherstadt Wittenberg

For the town in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, see Wittenburg.

Wittenberg (/ˈwɪtənbɜːrɡ, ˈvɪt-/ WIT-ən-burg, VIT-, German: [ˈvɪtn̩bɛʁk] ( listen); Low Saxon: Wittenbarg; meaning White Mountain; officially Lutherstadt Wittenberg (traditional English: Luther City Wittenberg, Low Saxon: Lutherstadt Wittenbarg)) is a town in Germany. It lies in the eastern part of Saxony-Anhalt. Wittenberg became one of the most important German towns of political, cultural, historical, and artistic advances in the 16th century. The famous reformation places in the old town, and the buildings developed in different epochs, make up the architecture of the town. Many people travel to Wittenberg because of its past, and its connection to Martin Luther who worked there.

Lutherstadt Wittenberg
Town
139px 139px From top: Skyline of Wittenberg, Wittenberg old town with view to the Castle church, Market square with town hall and Stadtkirche Wittenberg, inside Wittenberg castle church and LutherhausLeucorea university, former monastery church of the Franciscans - Historic Town Information Center and the Stadthaus
Coat of arms
Location of Wittenberg within Wittenberg district
Coordinates: 51.8671°N 12.6484°E / 51.8671; 12.6484
Country	Germany
State	Saxony-Anhalt
District	Wittenberg
Government
• Mayor	Torsten Zugehör (Ind.)
Area
• Total	240.32 km2 (92.79 sq mi)
Elevation	67 m (220 ft)
Population  (2008-12-31)
• Total	48,501
• Density	201.818/km2 (522.707/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	06886
Vehicle registration	WB
Website	wittenberg.de

Wittenberg has about 46,000 inhabitants. Its geographical coordinates are 51° 52’ N, 12° 39’ E.

Lutherstadt Wittenberg Media

• Wittenberg-1536.jpg

  Wittenberg

• Uni-WB-1644.jpg

  University of Wittenberg in 1644

• • For documentary purposes the German Federal Archive often retained the original image captions, which may be erroneous, biased, obsolete or politically extreme.
• Wittenberg Einwohner.svg

  Historical population 1800 to 2015

• Wittenberg Lutherhaus courtyard.jpg

  Lutherhaus

• Lutherstadt Wittenberg 09-2016 photo01.jpg

  Cranachhof, one of many courtyards in Wittenberg

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  Castle and castle church Wittenberg, 2024

• Stadtkirche von Nordosten, Lutherstadt Wittenberg 20180812 001.jpg

  Stadtkirche from northeast

• Wittenberg Lutherhaus.JPG

  Lutherhaus in Wittenberg own photograph 2005.08.17

• Lutherstadt Wittenberg 09-2016 photo04.jpg

  Hamlethaus in Wittenberg, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany

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