Torgau, Germany

E184810

Torgau, Germany is a historic town in Saxony on the Elbe River, known for its Renaissance architecture and its role as a key site in the Protestant Reformation.

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Torgau, Germany canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Protestant church
Renaissance castle
municipality
town
architecturalStyle Renaissance
associatedWith Johann Walter
Katharina von Bora
Martin Luther
Philip Melanchthon
surface form: Philipp Melanchthon
country Germany
designedBy Martin Luther
eventDate 25 April 1945
eventName Elbe Day
hasAreaCode 03421
hasCityRights true
hasCommemoration Elbe Day memorials
hasHeritage Renaissance architecture
hasLandmark Elbe Bridge at Torgau
Hartenfels Castle
Lutherhaus Torgau
surface form: Katharina Luther’s House

Lutherhaus Torgau
Market Square of Torgau
St. Mary’s Church, Torgau
surface form: St. Mary’s Church Torgau

Torgau Castle Chapel
Town Hall of Torgau
hasPostalCode 04860
hasReligiousSignificance site of early Protestant church building
hasStructure Torgau Castle Chapel
hasTwinTown Saalfeld, Germany
Strzegom, Poland
Vitória
surface form: Vitória, Brazil

Znojmo
surface form: Znojmo, Czech Republic
hasVehicleRegistrationCode TO
historicalRole important center of the Protestant Reformation
inauguratedBy Martin Luther
knownFor historic town center
role in the Protestant Reformation
languageUsed German
locatedIn Hartenfels Castle
Saxony
Torgau
district of Nordsachsen
eastern Germany
region of Leipzig (administrative region)
locatedOnRiver Elbe
partOf West Germany
surface form: Federal Republic of Germany
significantEvent meeting of American and Soviet troops on the Elbe in April 1945
timeZone Central European Time
timeZoneDST Central European Summer Time

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Wittenberg hasTwinTown Torgau, Germany