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Wittenberg

The town where Luther nailed up his theses and the Reformation began.

Dated events and their evidence

• 1293 CE mainstream
  granted town rights by Duke Albert II source
• 1502 CE mainstream
  the university (Leucorea) founded by Frederick the Wise source
• 1517 CE disputed
  Luther posts the 95 Theses — the traditional start of the Reformation (the nailing itself is debated) source
• 1996 CE mainstream
  UNESCO: the Luther memorials source

Where

51.8671° N, 12.6484° E

Sources

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lutherstadt_Wittenberg
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_Wittenberg
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ninety-five_Theses

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