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Illustration of Wittenberg Castle Church by Lucas Cranach the Elder in 1509. When in the late 15th century the Wettin prince Frederick III the Wise, elector of Saxony from 1486, had the former Ascanian fortress rebuilt, a new All Saints' Church was designed by the architect Conrad Pflüger [4] (c. 1450 – 1506/07) and erected between 1490 and 1511 [8] in the Late Gothic style.
The Stadtkirche from the market square, 2015 Cranach's altarpiece, Stadtkirche, Wittenberg Stadtkirche Wittenberg from the north east Decoration over west door, Stadtkirche Wittenberg. The Stadt- und Pfarrkirche St. Marien zu Wittenberg (Town and Parish Church of St. Mary's) is the civic church of the German town of Lutherstadt Wittenberg.
Wittenberg is a district (German: Kreis) in the east of Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Neighboring districts are (from west clockwise) Anhalt-Bitterfeld , the district-free city of Dessau-Roßlau , the districts of Potsdam-Mittelmark , Teltow-Fläming and Elbe-Elster in Brandenburg , and the district of Nordsachsen in Saxony .
Wittenberg is a town in Shawano County, Wisconsin, United States. Wittenberg was founded by Reverend E.J. Homme in 1879. [1] He also established a home for the aged and an orphanage. As of the 2000 census, the town had a total population of 894. The Village of Wittenberg is located within the town.
In 1886, the Wittenberg Indian School was established by the Norwegian Evangelical Church of America after a purchase of land in Winnebago traditional territory. [6] [7] [8] This was a residential school for Native American children who the government removed from their families as part of an effort to assimilate Native Americans into white American culture.
The D. Wittenberg Residence at W64 N707 Washington Ave is a two-story Italianate house built in 1864. Wittenberg was a German immigrant and the president of Cedarburg Woolen Mill. [2] [12] The Hendschel and Jochem Building at W62 N575-579 Washington Ave is a two-story building constructed of rough cut stone about 1865.
The Lutherhaus is a writer's house museum in Lutherstadt Wittenberg, Germany. Originally built in 1504 as part of the University of Wittenberg, the building was the home of Martin Luther for most of his adult life and a significant location in the history of the Protestant Reformation. Luther was living here when he wrote his 95 Theses.
Martin Luther's Death House (German: Martin Luthers Sterbehaus) is a historic building in Eisleben, Saxony-Anhalt Germany, long regarded as the place where the influential theologian Martin Luther died on 18 February 1546.