Martin Luther's Death House

Martin Luther's Death House
UNESCO World Heritage Site
The house where it was thought that Martin Luther died
Official nameLuther's Death House
LocationEisleben, Mansfeld-Südharz, Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany
Part ofLuther Memorials in Eisleben and Wittenberg
CriteriaCultural: (iv)(vi)
Reference783-001
Inscription1996 (20th Session)
Area0.12 ha (0.30 acres)
Buffer zone1.37 ha (3.4 acres)
Coordinates51°31′41″N 11°32′40″E / 51.52807°N 11.54433°E / 51.52807; 11.54433
Martin Luther's Death House is located in Germany
Martin Luther's Death House
Location of Martin Luther's Death House in Germany
Martin Luther's Death House is located in Saxony-Anhalt
Martin Luther's Death House
Martin Luther's Death House (Saxony-Anhalt)

Martin Luther's Death House (German: Martin Luthers Sterbehaus) is a historic building in Eisleben, Saxony-Anhalt Germany, long regarded as the place where the influential theologian Martin Luther died on 18 February 1546. Along with Martin Luther's Birth House in Eisleben and other sites associated with Martin Luther in Wittenberg, the building was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1996.[1] It is now a museum.

  1. ^ "Luther Memorials in Eisleben and Wittenberg". UNESCO World Heritage Centre. United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization. Retrieved 3 July 2022.