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Eisleben is a town in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. It is famous as both the hometown of the influential theologian Martin Luther and the place where he died; hence, its official name is Lutherstadt Eisleben. First mentioned in the late 10th century, Eisleben is divided into the old town of Alstadt, and new town of Neustadt.
Eisleben, city, Saxony-Anhalt Land (state), central Germany. It is situated in the eastern foothills of the Harz Mountains. First mentioned in 994 as a market called Islebia and in 1180 as a town, it belonged to the counts of Mansfeld until it passed to Saxony in 1780.
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Lutherstadt Eisleben is in Saxony-Anhalt. It is best known as the birth and death town of the 16th century Protestant reformer Martin Luther. Nowadays it is a small and calm town of about 22,400 inhabitants (as of 2021).
Lutherstadt Eisleben has built upon the celebrity of its most famous citizen, Martin Luther, to become recognized as one of the world's truly great tourist destinations.
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Lutherstadt Eisleben is one of the oldest towns between the Harz mountains and the river Elbe and is where Martin Luther came into this world and also left it.
The 1,000-year-old Lutherstadt Eisleben, located in the eastern foreland of the Harz and surrounded by the rolling hills of the Mansfeld Land, is the hometown of Martin Luther. The memory of the great German reformer is cherished by the town in the memorial sites, which belong to the UNESCO World Heritage.
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