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Wittenberg

The town where Martin Luther started the Reformation in 1517, with his house, the Castle Church door and a World Heritage old town.

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Best Time to Go
May–Oct
Our full guide to Wittenberg is being written. It's on the Berlin and Eastern Germany list as If You're Nearby.

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Berlin

About 55 miles away

The Brandenburg Gate, the Wall and Museum Island, in Europe's edgy, creative capital.

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Potsdam

Brandenburg
About 41 miles away

Frederick the Great's palaces and gardens, and the country house where the Allies met in 1945, beside Berlin.

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Dresden

Saxony
About 73 miles away

A rebuilt baroque city on the Elbe, with the Zwinger, the Frauenkirche and great art museums.

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