Everything about Eisleben totally explained
Eisleben is a town in
Saxony-Anhalt,
Germany. It is famous as the hometown of
Martin Luther, hence its official name is
Lutherstadt Eisleben. As of 2005, Eisleben had a population of 24,552. It lies midway along the rail line from Berga-Kelbra to Halle.
Eisleben is divided into old and new towns (Altstadt and Neustadt); the latter of which was created for Eisleben's miners in the 14th century.
Eisleben was the capital of the district
Mansfelder Land and is the seat of the
Verwaltungsgemeinschaft ("collective municipality")
Lutherstadt Eisleben.
History
Eisleben was first mentioned in 997 as a market called Islebia and in 1180 as a town. It belonged to the counts of
Mansfeld until it passed to the
Electorate of Saxony in 1780. It was assigned to the
Kingdom of Prussia in 1815 and was administered within the Prussian
Province of Saxony. It became part of the new state of Saxony-Anhalt after
World War II.
Martin Luther
The
Protestant reformer Martin Luther was born in Germany on
November 10,
1483. His father,
Hans Luther, was a miner like many of Eisleben's citizens. Luther's family moved to
Mansfeld when he was only a year old and he lived in
Wittenberg most of his life, but by chance he was in Eisleben when he preached his last sermons and died (1546).
Eisleben was a pioneer of "heritage tourism" — it took steps to preserve its Luther memorials as far back as 1689.
Together with the Luther sites in Wittenberg, the "Birth House" and "Death House" of Martin Luther in Eisleben were designated a
World Heritage Site in 1997. Also in Eisleben is the St. Peter and Paul Church, where Luther was baptized (the original font survives) and St. Andreas Church, where he preached his last sermons.
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