Martin Luther Monument, Weißenburg

Martin Luther Monument, Weißenburg

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Martin Luther Monument, Weißenburg

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Location: Altmühltal, Upper Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany

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May 4, 2025

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Martin Luther, Weißenburg
The Martin Luther Monument. On October 31st, we celebrate Reformation Day in Germany. In 1517, Martin Luther nailed his 95 theses to the Castle Church in Wittenberg on this day. A few years later, as is known from some posts, Weißenburg decided in favor of the Reformation on November 15th, 1530, with 450 votes to 8. Today, the Martin Luther Platz, named after him, next to the St. Andreas Church, and the monument standing on it, remind us of this.
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Paul

May 4, 2025

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Monument on Martin-Luther-Platz, Weißenburg
Today, the monument on Martin-Luther-Platz is indispensable, but it wasn't always here. It took 30 years of disputes and discussions before the statue found its final …

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Rombea

June 13, 2020

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Martin-Luther-Platz (until 1934 Kirchenplatz) in Weissenburg is, according to the theologian, reformer and hymn writer Dr. Martin Luther is named. For the 500th birthday of Luther in 1983, the entrepreneur Hermann Gutmann from Weissenburg donated a memorial to the reformer, which was created by the sculptor Martin Mayer. Previously placed at the west entrance, the memorial was moved to its present place for the 2013 Reformation Festival. The square includes the St. Andreas Church, the Imperial City Museum with the Kaaden House, the Roman Museum, the Evangelical Community Center and the Old Latin School.

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