Wartburg Castle

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Wartburg Castle is a medieval fortress in Eisenach, Germany, famed as the place where Martin Luther translated the New Testament into German while in hiding.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf UNESCO World Heritage Site
fortress
medieval castle
tourist attraction
architecturalStyle Gothic
Historicist
Romanesque
associatedWith German Romanticism
linked to: Romanticism

Ludwig der Springer
Martin Luther
Saint Elisabeth of Hungary
Wartburg Song Contest
builder Ludwig der Springer
builtFor Ludwig der Springer
city Eisenach
constructionStart circa 1067
country Germany
elevation approximately 410 meters above sea level
foundedIn 11th century
function residence of the Landgraves of Thuringia
hasPart Elisabethkemenate (Elisabeth bower)
Luther Room
Palas (great hall)
Romanesque palace
castle keep
chapel
courtyard
gatehouse
museum
heritageCriteria cultural
heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site
historicalRegion Duchy of Thuringia
locatedIn Eisenach
Thuringia
locatedInContinent Europe
locatedNear Thuringian Forest
locatedOn Wartburg mountain
LutherAlias Junker Jörg
LutherStayedFrom 1521
LutherStayedUntil 1522
notableEvent Martin Luther’s translation of the New Testament into German
notableFor Wartburg Song Contest legend
association with the Protestant Reformation
medieval courtly culture
ownedBy Stiftung Wartburg (Wartburg Foundation)
region Free State of Thuringia
linked to: Thuringia
UNESCOSiteId 897
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteSince 1999
usedAs place of refuge for Martin Luther
visitorAttraction yes

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Martin Luther tookRefugeAt Wartburg Castle
Thuringia knownFor Wartburg Castle
Thuringia hasUNESCOWorldHeritageSite Wartburg Castle
Duchy of Saxe-Eisenach hasNotablePlace Wartburg Castle
Eisenach hasLandmark Wartburg Castle
Martin Luther stayedAt Wartburg Castle
subject linked to: Eisenach
Central Germany containsHeritageSite Wartburg Castle
Tannhäuser setting Wartburg Castle
Wartburg mountain contains Wartburg Castle
Wartburg mountain knownFor Wartburg Castle
Wartburg mountain hasLandmark Wartburg Castle
Ludwig der Springer associatedWith Wartburg Castle
Wartburg Song Contest location Wartburg Castle
Wartburg Song Contest relatedTo Wartburg Castle
Wartburg Song Contest heldAt Wartburg Castle
Junker Jörg locationAssociated Wartburg Castle
Palas (great hall) partOf Wartburg Castle
Palas (great hall) locatedIn Wartburg Castle complex
linked to: Wartburg Castle
Elisabethkemenate locatedIn Wartburg Castle
Elisabethkemenate hasAlternativeName Elisabethkemenate der Wartburg
linked to: Wartburg Castle
Elisabethkemenate heritageContext Wartburg UNESCO World Heritage Site
linked to: Wartburg Castle
Luther Room locatedIn Wartburg Castle
Luther Room partOf Wartburg Castle museum complex
linked to: Wartburg Castle
Stiftung Wartburg locatedIn Wartburg Castle
Stiftung Wartburg manages Wartburg Castle
Stiftung Wartburg preserves Wartburg Castle
Stiftung Wartburg promotes Wartburg Castle
Stiftung Wartburg associatedWith Wartburg Castle
Stiftung Wartburg associatedWith UNESCO World Heritage Wartburg Castle
linked to: Wartburg Castle
Stiftung Wartburg namedAfter Wartburg Castle
House of Saxe-Eisenach notableSeat Wartburg Castle
World Heritage Sites in Germany hasPart Wartburg Castle