Eisleben

Eisleben is a town in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. It is most famous for being the hometown of Martin Luther, hence its official name is Lutherstadt Eisleben. The town is the capital of the district Mansfelder Land, and as of 2004 has a population of 21,062.

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Together with Wittenberg, the houses of Martin Luther in Eisleben are a World Heritage Site since 1997.

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Martin Luther: Martin Luther (November 10, 1483–February 18, 1546) was a German theologian, an Augustinian monk, and an ecclesiastical reformer whose teachings inspired the Reformation and deeply influenced the doctrines and culture of the Lutheran and Protestant traditions. Luther's call to the Church to re...

Mansfelder Land: Mansfelder Land is a district (Kreis) in the middle of Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Neighboring districts are (from north clockwise) Aschersleben-Sta?furt, Bernburg, Saalkreis, Merseburg-Querfurt, Sangerhausen and Quedlinburg....

Wittenberg: Wittenberg, officially Lutherstadt Wittenberg, is a town in Germany, in the Bundesland Saxony-Anhalt, at 12? 59' E, 51? 51' N, on the Elbe river. It has a population of about 50,000....