Schwanenteich – Luther House, Wittenberg loop from Lutherstadt Wittenberg Hbf

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Schwanenteich – Luther House, Wittenberg loop from Lutherstadt Wittenberg Hbf

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Schwanenteich – Luther House, Wittenberg loop from Lutherstadt Wittenberg Hbf

01:40

6.59km

10m

Hiking

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 10, 2026

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Naturpark Fläming/Sachsen-Anhalt

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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1.56 km

St. Mary’s Town Church, Wittenberg

Highlight • Religious Site

At the south-east corner of the town church in Wittenberg there has been a mockery and mockery of the Jewish religion since around 1290. Abusive sculptures of this kind, which …

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3.31 km

Schwanenteich

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Shortly after the lake was built on the site of the former ramparts, a pair of swans settled here. Hence the name of the artificial lake.

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4.41 km

All Saints' Church (Castle Church), Wittenberg

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Marthin Luther posted his 95 theses on this door of the castle church. Unfortunately, the original door is burned and only a fake church door can be seen today.

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4.49 km

Old Town of Lutherstadt Wittenberg

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Wittenberg is worth a trip not only in the anniversary year of the Reformation. The city is quickly explored because it is not particularly large, but every few meters you come across interesting stories.

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4.82 km

Cranach House Wittenberg

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Here lived and painted Lucas Cranach - both the younger and the elder

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4.88 km

Wittenberg Market Square and the Town Church

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There are impressive buildings to see, including the Luther House, which has been largely preserved in its original state since the Reformation. Many events and special city tours take place …

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4.91 km

Town Hall

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A very beautiful town hall.

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5.62 km

Luther House, Wittenberg

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Wittenberg is home to the largest museum of the history of the Reformation - the Lutherhaus. Here, the reformer lived first as a monk and later as a husband and …

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6.59 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

3.25 km

2.87 km

446 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

4.82 km

1.36 km

201 m

133 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Tuesday 6 October

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Comments

March 1, 2025,Lutherstadt Wittenberg 🌳⛪🌳

Today I walked the Wallanlagenrundweg for a short trip to Wittenberg and then strolled a little through the beautiful old town 😎

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August 22, 2024,Lutherstadt Wittenberg: Wall- und Stadtrunde

Short stopover in Wittenberg, the historic town of Luther and his work that still has an impact today. A really inviting and multifaceted city, with a beautiful city center, ramparts, interesting and cozy courtyards and lots of history and people who have lived there that are worth seeing and reading. Not to forget the murals on some of the gables …

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September 11, 2022,Schloss Wittenberg – Denkmal Martin Luther Runde von Lutherstadt Wittenberg

Crisscrossing Lutherstadt Wittenberg. The Lutherhaus really impressed me. The living room is true to the original. The old wooden floors creak with every step. The large lecture hall with old paintings...everything +/- 500 years old....

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September 3, 2022,Wanderung durch die Lutherstadt Wittenberg 🥾

•Every year 180,000 guests from all over the world visit the Castle Church in Wittenberg.

Luther is said to have nailed his 95 theses to the church door with a hammer and nail on October 31, 1517.

Luther, a critic of the Catholic Church who primarily focused on his personal relationship with God and his faith.

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October 31, 2022,Wittenberg, Reformationstag, Stadtbummel, 31.10.2022

Reformation Day like every year in Lutherstadt Wittenberg. A lot of money and services have flowed into the city since reunification and especially for the anniversary year. But now we had the impression that the luster was waning and that something had to be done in some places.

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October 3, 2025,Altstadtrunde in Lutherstadt Wittenberg

A family trip to Lutherstadt Wittenberg for the holidays.
The parking lot on Kurfürstendamm is ideal for day-trippers; from here, the shortest route through Luther Garden to the Castle Church is available. Here, I immediately decided to climb the Castle Tower.
Afterwards, we strolled through the historic part of Wittenberg.
A beautiful, highly recommended, and hospitable city. 👍
It's worth …

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