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Lutherstadt Wittenberg

Lutherstadt Wittenberg. Arrangement. General facts History The flood in the district of Wittenberg Martin Luther The Wedding of Luther. Generals Facts. Located in the eastern part of Saxony- Anhalt Near to the river Elbe 50,000 habitants. History. First settlemet 10,000 years ago

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Lutherstadt Wittenberg

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  1. Lutherstadt Wittenberg

  2. Arrangement • General facts • History • The flood in the district of Wittenberg • Martin Luther • The Wedding of Luther

  3. Generals Facts • Located in the eastern part of Saxony- Anhalt • Near to the river Elbe • 50,000 habitants

  4. History • First settlemet 10,000 years ago • First settlement mentioned in 1174 as a small village • 31.10.1517: Martin Luther published his 95 theses

  5. 1540-1674: about 21 people were victims of the witch trial • 1806: Wittenberg was occupied by the french force (60,000 soldiers) • 1945-1989: Wittenberg was occupied by the Soviet forces

  6. 2.1 The flood in the district of Wittenberg • 2002: several dams were broken • Level of the river elbe: 7.08m (normal: 2.50m)

  7. 2.1 The flood in the district of Wittenberg • 2013: dams of the river Schwarze Elster were borken • Elbe overflew again many areas

  8. Martin Luther • 1483- 1546 • Protestant Reformation • 31.10.1517: 95 theses • 13.06.1525: marriage with Katharina von Bora • Translation of the Bibel

  9. 4. The Wedding of Luther • City festival since 1994 in June

  10. 100,000 visitors

  11. 2,000 people take part of the pageant

  12. One of the biggest medival festivals

  13. Sources • http://www.wittenberg.de/ 12.01.14 • http://www.stadtwache-wittenberg.de/v1/index.php?article_id=100 12.01.14 • http://www.lutherstadt-wittenberg.de/luther-hochzeit.html 12.01.14 • http://www.lutherhochzeit.de/ 12.01.14

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