Wittenberg

E30826

city municipality

Wittenberg is a historic German city best known as the cradle of the Protestant Reformation and the place where Martin Luther taught and preached.

Aliases (2)

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	city → municipality →
administrativeSeatOf	district of Wittenberg →
associatedWithPerson	Frederick the Wise → Lucas Cranach the Elder → Martin Luther → Philip Melanchthon →
country	Germany →
elevation	about 67 meters above sea level →
eventAssociated	start of the Protestant Reformation →
hasAreaCode	03491 →
hasCityStatusSince	medieval period →
hasHeritageDesignation	UNESCO World Heritage Site →
hasLandmark	All Saints’ Church → Castle Church → Cranach courtyards → Lutherhaus → Melanchthonhaus → Stadtkirche Wittenberg →
hasNickname	Lutherstadt Wittenberg →
hasOfficialWebsite	https://www.wittenberg.de →
hasPopulation	about 46000 →
hasPostalCode	06886 →
hasRailwayStation	Lutherstadt Wittenberg station →
hasTwinTown	Alverca do Ribatejo, Portugal → Gołdap, Poland → Halle, Belgium → Torgau, Germany →
hasUniversity	Leucorea (historic University of Wittenberg) →
heritageSiteInscriptionYear	1996 →
heritageSiteName	Luther Memorials in Eisleben and Wittenberg →
historicalRegion	Duchy of Saxony → Electorate of Saxony →
knownFor	Lutherstadt Wittenberg UNESCO World Heritage Site → Martin Luther → Philip Melanchthon → Protestant Reformation →
languageUsed	German →
locatedEastOf	Lutherstadt Eisleben →
locatedIn	Saxony-Anhalt →
locatedInTimeZone	Central European Summer Time → Central European Time →
locatedOnRiver	Elbe River →
locatedSouthwestOf	Berlin →
notableEventYear	1517 →
partOf	district of Wittenberg →
religiousSignificance	center of Lutheranism →
universityFounded	1502 →
vehicleRegistrationCode	WB →

Referenced by (29)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Luther Bible → Luther's Large Catechism → Luther’s Ninety-five Theses → September Testament → The Babylonian Captivity of the Church →	placeOfPublication
Elisabeth Luther → Frederick the Wise → Katharina von Bora → Martin Luther → Paul Luther →	residence
All Saints' Church, Wittenberg → English Church in Wittenberg → University of Wittenberg →	locatedIn
Benedikt Carpzov the Younger → Elisabeth Luther → Paul Luther →	placeOfBirth
Elisabeth Luther → Philip Melanchthon →	placeOfDeath
Frederick the Wise →	associatedWithPlace
Electorate of Saxony →	capital
Luther's Small Catechism →	compiledIn
Saxony-Anhalt →	contains
Elbe →	flowsThrough
Duke of Saxony →	hasCapitalHistorically
Wittenberg ("Lutherstadt Wittenberg") →	hasNickname
Wittenberg ("Lutherstadt Wittenberg UNESCO World Heritage Site") →	knownFor
Reformation Day →	originLocation
John Rogers (martyr) →	workedIn
Hans Lufft →	workLocation