The Luther Oak / Die Luthereiche

The Luther Oak / Die Luthereiche (HM1BVN)

Location: Wittenberg, Saxony-Anhalt 06886 Drome
Country: Germany
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N 51° 51.843', E 12° 39.338'

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During Luther's life time it was common to burn the clothes of those who had died because of epidemics near the Holy Cross Hospital which was in front of the Elster Gate. On December 10th, 1520 Dr. Martin Luther burned the papal excommunication warning in front of the Elster Gate. It is told that a day later an oak was planted on that place. The oak that you see there now was planted in 1830, on the occasion of the anniversary of the Augsburg Confession.
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Zu Luthers Lebzeiten war es ?blich, die Kleidung der an Seuchen Verstorbenen vor dem Eistertor, nahe beim Heiligkreuz-Hospital, zu verbrennen. Am 10. Dezember 1520 ?bergab Dr. Martin Luther vor dem Elstertor auch die p?pstliche Bannandrohungsbulle dem Feuer. Der ?berlieferung nach ist schon am Tage danach an dieser Stelle eine Eiche gepflanzt worden. Die jetzt dort stehende Eiche wurde 1830 zum Jahrestag der Augsburger Konfession neu gepflanzt.

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Zur erinnerung an die Tat
Dr Martin Luthers
am 10.Dez.1520
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To the memory of what
Dr Martin Luther
did on 10.Dec.1520
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HM NumberHM1BVN
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Placed ByStadtwerke Lutherstadt Wittenberg GmbH
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Date Added Friday, October 24th, 2014 at 10:49am PDT -07:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)33U E 338581 N 5748515
Decimal Degrees51.86405000, 12.65563333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 51° 51.843', E 12° 39.338'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds51° 51' 50.58" N, 12° 39' 20.28" E
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Area Code(s)276
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 34 Lutherstraße, Wittenberg Saxony-Anhalt 06886, DE
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