Martin Luther's Birth House

Martin Luther's Birth House

UNESCO World Heritage Site
Official name	Luther's birthplace
Location	Eisleben, Mansfeld-Südharz, Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany
Part of	Luther Memorials in Eisleben and Wittenberg
Criteria	Cultural: (iv)(vi)
Reference	783-001
Inscription	1996 (20th Session)
Area	0.08 ha (8,600 sq ft)
Buffer zone	0.56 ha (60,000 sq ft)
Coordinates	51°31′36.90″N 11°33′1.20″E
Location of Martin Luther's Birth House in Saxony-Anhalt Martin Luther's Birth House (Germany)

Martin Luther's Birth House (German: Martin Luthers Geburtshaus) is a building and museum in Eisleben, Germany. The German religious reformer Martin Luther was born there in 1483. However, the actual house in which Luther was born no longer exists, it having been burnt completely to the ground in 1689. A new building was built on the original site and was opened to the public in 1693, although it did not adhere to the original floor plan and size of the former house. An excavation was carried out in 2006, revealing pottery sherds and a clay floor from the original house.

In 1996, Luther's birth house became a UNESCO World Heritage Site along with the house where he died and other sites associated with Luther in Wittenberg because of their religious significance and their testimony to one of the most influential figures in medieval Europe. In 2005-2007 an expansion was added for visitors (project: Springer Architekten, Berlin); the ensemble has since received five architectural awards.

The court of Luthers Birth House

External links

• Die Stiftung Luthergedenkstätten in Sachsen-Anhalt
• Deutsche Stiftung Denkmalschutz
• Lutherstiftung
• 3D-Modell Luther's Birth House
• Chronological catalog of Luther's life events, letters, and works with citations, 478 pages, 5.45 MB LettersLuther4.doc