Erfurt is not just only the capital of Thuringia but also the place of study and creative place of Martin Luther. During the early 16 th century he studied philosophy and legal sciences at the University of Erfurt until he began his theological education at St. Marien in Erfurt. Go on a journey, starting from St. A lot of Luther sites are within walking distance from St. In Thuringia it leads along more than 30 sites of the Protestant Reformation which are connected to Luther and his companions.
In Erfurt, St. From here you can follow many different routes. These lead from the historic city to the city borders and make 60 kilometers of the route.
Here Luther began his studies at the Faculty of Arts during and studied legal sciences for a few months during The building was completely reconstructed after its destruction in and is used by the Evangelical Church in Central Germany since Today it is a place to meet and be educated at. Years later there were reformatory riots during a parish fair.
During the first Protestant sermon of Erfurt was held at St. A few years later the first Protestant supper and the first wedding of a priest took place there as well.
If you follow the Luther Trail and head north for about 10 kilometers you get to the Lutherstein next to the Luthersee in Stotternheim. The Lutherstein marks the place where legend has it that in Luther was caught off guard by a thunderstorm and vowed to Saint Anna that he wants to become a monk. After this incident Luther began his theological education at St. That is the reason why the Lutherstein marks a turning point of the Protestant Reformation.
