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The Luther Path

The Luther pilgrimage route is a circular hiking trail leading through Saxony-Anhalt. It connects the most important Luther sites and settings of the Reformation. The trail begins and ends in Wittenberg.

Streckenverlauf des Lutherweges The 410 kilometer trail wanders through unique scenic and cultural landscapes, passing the Romanesque Road, extraordinary parks and gardens and diverse rivers and lakes that cross through Saxony-Anhalt like a Blue Ribbon.

From its starting point in Wittenberg, the circular Luther Path loops through Bitterfeld, Halle, Eisleben, Mansfeld, Bernburg, Köthen, Zerbst, Dessau and Wörlitz, back to Wittenberg.

Waypoints include the sites of many of Martin Luther’s activities and other places connected with the Reformation. Numerous churches invite breaks for sightseeing along the way.

Beschilderung des Lutherweges Signposting on the Luther Path

From Wittenberg, the Reformation spread around the world. In 1517, the reformer Martin Luther is said to have posted his 95 theses here on the door of the Castle Church. Luther lived in Wittenberg for 40 years; the Luther sites in the city have been declared UNESCO World Cultural Heritage sites. However, Luther was born in another World Cultural Heritage city, Eisleben, the third stop on the route. Luther spent his childhood in Mansfeld where he also attended school. The house of Luther’s parents at Lutherstraße 26 is now a museum.

The Saale River cities, Halle and Bernburg, offer weary pilgrims historical ruins and refreshment in the cool waters of the Blue Ribbon. In Bernburg, the castle’s Eulenspiegel tower is a gem well worth seeing on the Romanesque Road which also has stations at the waypoints Halle and Eisleben. Whoever wants to relax in one of the most stunning landscape gardens in Europe should visit the Garden Realm of Dessau-Wörlitz, which is among the 40 most beautiful historical parks and gardens in the country. Rest stops in Bach city Köthen and Fasch city Zerbst can be combined with cultural detours in Music Land Saxony-Anhalt.

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