The Luther trails in Saxony-Anhalt and Brandenburg are merging. On Monday, 23 September 2024, a new section of the trail will be opened near Bad Schmiedeberg (Saxony-Anhalt) in the Düben Heath, connecting the existing Luther Trail in Brandenburg to the network of Luther Trails in Germany. Saxony-Anhalt’s Minister President Dr Reiner Haseloff, who is the patron of the Luther Trail in Saxony-Anhalt, is also expected to attend. The Luther Trail in Saxony-Anhalt is organised by the German Luther Trail Association (DLWG).
The new trail runs for around 80 kilometres from Kemberg through the Düben Heath to the spa town of Bad Schmiedeberg, crosses the Elbe at Pretzsch/Mauken, continues along the Annaburg Heath and finally close to the floodplain landscape of the Black Elster to Herzberg (Elster) in Brandenburg. There the new section meets the Luther Trail Brandenburg (Ostelbien). Stamping points on the new section will be Reinharz moated castle, Bad Schmiedeberg town church, Axien book church, St Mary’s Prettin town church, Annaburg Castle and St Mary’s Church in Herzberg.
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The Luther Trail is a joint project of churches, tourism associations, local authorities and other organisations. It runs for over 2,000 kilometres through Bavaria, Brandenburg, Hesse, Rhineland-Palatinate, Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt and Thuringia. The Luther Trail invites pilgrims, hikers and tourists to experience authentic Luther sites and historical sites of the Reformation in small and large towns as well as the diverse and impressive nature along the way. The Luther Trail was launched in Saxony-Anhalt in 2008.
Representatives of Protestant regional churches, politics, tourism and hiking associations, business and education as well as individuals work together in the German Luther Trail Association with the aim of networking activities and stations along the Luther Trail.
