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 (0.20 acres)
Buffer zone	0.56 ha (1.4 acres)
Coordinates	51°31′36.90″N 11°33′1.20″E / 51.5269167°N 11.5503333°E
	Location of Martin Luther's Birth House in Germany Martin Luther's Birth House (Saxony-Anhalt)

Martin Luther's Birth House (Template:Lang-de) is a building and museum in Eisleben, Germany. The German religious reformer Martin Luther was born there in 1483.^[1] 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.^[2] An excavation was carried out in 2006, revealing pottery shards and a clay floor from the original house.^[2]

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.^[3] In 2005-2007 an expansion was added for visitors (project: Springer Architekten, Berlin); the ensemble has since received five architectural awards.^[4]

References

^ "Luther's Birthplace Museum". Archived from the original on 2012-02-01. Retrieved 2013-05-10.
^ ^a ^b Ausgrabung durch das Landesamt für Denkmalpflege und Archäologie Sachsen-Anhalt, Grabungsleitung Ch. Matthes
^ "Luther Memorials in Eisleben and Wittenberg". UNESCO World Heritage Centre. United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
^ History of the architecture of Luther’s birthplace^{[permanent dead link‍]}

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

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[birthplace-1] "Luther's Birthplace Museum". Archived from the original on 2012-02-01. Retrieved 2013-05-10.

[Matthes-2] Ausgrabung durch das Landesamt für Denkmalpflege und Archäologie Sachsen-Anhalt, Grabungsleitung Ch. Matthes

[unesco-3] "Luther Memorials in Eisleben and Wittenberg". UNESCO World Heritage Centre. United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization. Retrieved 3 July 2022.

[history-4] History of the architecture of Luther’s birthplace^{[permanent dead link‍]}

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Northern	ADGB Trade Union School Berlin Modernism Housing Estates Bremen Town Hall and Roland on the Marketplace Fagus Factory in Alfeld Hedeby and the Danevirke Archaeological Border Complex St. Mary's Cathedral and St. Michael's Church at Hildesheim Museumsinsel (Museum Island), Berlin Hanseatic City of Lübeck Palaces and Parks of Potsdam and Berlin Mines of Rammelsberg, Historic Town of Goslar and Upper Harz Water Management System Speicherstadt and Kontorhaus District with Chilehaus in Hamburg Historic Centres of Stralsund and Wismar
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