Wartburg
A medieval castle standing 410 metres above the town of Eisenach in Thuringia. Martin Luther took refuge here in 1521 and translated the New Testament into German in a small room. The castle is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
- Where
- Eisenach, Thuringia, Germany
- Grade
- UNESCO heritage
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 8 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 50.9661, 10.3064
Get the Wartburg stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Wartburg. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Thuringia volume with your photos and a note.
Near Wartburg
Erfurt Cathedral 50 km
Also called St Mary's Cathedral, the largest and oldest church building in the Thuringian city of Erfurt. It is the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Erfurt. It stands on the Domberg hill beside the Severikirche, and the two churches rise above the Domplatz square.
Jewish Medieval Heritage of Erfurt 51 km
A group of buildings in the old town of Erfurt that includes the Old Synagogue, one of the oldest in Europe, and a medieval mikveh. A hoard of medieval coins and jewellery was found here in 1998. The group is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Krämerbrücke 51 km
A medieval arch bridge in Erfurt lined on both sides with half-timbered shops and houses along a cobblestone street. It is one of the few remaining bridges in the world that still have inhabited buildings on them.
Buchenwald Memorial 66 km
A memorial and museum on the Ettersberg hill near Weimar, on the site of a Nazi concentration camp that held more than 250,000 people from 1937 to 1945. Many were killed or died there, and the grounds and exhibitions now serve as a place of remembrance.
Bauhaus Sites in Weimar and Dessau 72 km
A group of buildings in Weimar, Dessau and Bernau associated with the Bauhaus school of design, founded by Walter Gropius in 1919. The Dessau building of 1926 is its best known work, with glass walls and workshops that shaped modern architecture.
Duchess Anna Amalia Library 72 km
A Rococo library hall in Weimar, built in 1766 and named after the duchess who opened it. It holds a major collection of German literature, and Goethe served as its overseer. A fire in 2004 damaged the building and many volumes.
Park an der Ilm 72 km
A large landscape park along the Ilm river in Weimar, created in the 18th century under the influence of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. It contains Goethe's garden house, the Roman House and a mock ruin, and it is part of Classical Weimar.
Bergpark Wilhelmshöhe 74 km
A landscape park of 2.4 square kilometres on a hillside in Kassel, crowned by a giant statue of Hercules. Its water cascades run down the slope for 350 metres and are switched on on scheduled afternoons. It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
More UNESCO World Heritage sites in Thuringia
Questions
Where is Wartburg?
Wartburg is in Eisenach, Thuringia, Germany. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Erfurt Cathedral (50 km), Jewish Medieval Heritage of Erfurt (51 km), Krämerbrücke (51 km).
How do I get the Wartburg stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Wartburg and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Thuringia volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Wartburg before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Thuringia volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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