Eisleben

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).

By car
Eisleben is about 15 km north of the Autobahn A38 Halle-Göttingen. From the exit "Eisleben", drive along B180 towards the city and follow the signs (B180 itself passes the city on the eastern side).

By train
Regional trains between Halle and Kassel stop at Eisleben railway station, about 1 km south of downtown. The train runs hourly, on weekdays even more frequently.

Go next

 * Halle
 * Eisenach
 * Wittenberg – about 100 km northeast, where Luther lived and worked and the other half of the Luther World Heritage Site