Wittenberg (3/3): Marquet Square

Wittenberg is a beautiful small town. Here I have posted a view of the market

square, with the ancient town hall on the left, the statue of Martin Luther and the Stadtkirche in the background.

 

"Wittenberg, officially Lutherstadt Wittenberg, is a town in Germany in the

Bundesland Saxony-Anhalt, on the Elbe River. 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."

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