Luther Memorials in Eisleben and Wittenberg
The Luther memorials in Eisleben and Wittenberg (Saxony-Anhalt) were recognised as part of humanity’s cultural heritage, as they represent a significant stage in human history and are of ‘outstanding universal value bearing unique testimony to the Protestant Reformation’.
Luther was born in 1483 in Eisleben and died there in 1546. Wittenberg was the centre of Luther’s work during the Reformation, and the Castle Church – on the door of which he nailed his 95 Theses on the 31st October 1517 – later became his final resting place as well as that of his closest collaborator, Phillip Melanchton.