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Wartburg Castle
A medieval castle in Thuringia where Martin Luther translated the New Testament into German, and a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
29 km · about 35 min drive
Germany · Europe
Mühlhausen is worth a stop: 10 minutes from Oberdorla, 29km from Wartburg Castle.
Mühlhausen is a town located in Germany. With a population of 0, it is an important destination in Europe.
On a road trip, Mühlhausen sits in Germany, where you drive on the right. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Mühlhausen to your route.
Mühlhausen (German: [ˈmyːlhaʊzn̩]; officially Mühlhausen/Thüringen) is a town in the northwest of Thuringia, Germany, 5 km (3 miles) north of Niederdorla, the country's geographical centre, 50 km (31 miles) north-west of Erfurt, 65 km (40 miles) east of Kassel and 50 km (31 miles) south-east of Göttingen.
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was first mentioned in 967 and became one of the most important cities in central Germany in the late Middle Ages. In the mid-13th century, it became a Freie Reichsstadt, an independent and republican self-ruled member of the Holy Roman Empire, controlling an area of approximately 220 square kilometres (85 sq mi) and 19 regional villages. Due to its long-distance trade, Mühlhausen was prosperous and influential with a population of 10,000 around 1500. Because it was spared from later destruction, Mühlhausen today has a great variety of historical buildings with one of the largest medieval city centres remaining in Germany, covering a surface of more than 50 hectares within the inner city wall and approximately 200 hectares overall. There are eleven Gothic churches, several patricians’ houses and a nearly completely preserved fortification.
Johann Sebastian Bach worked as the city's organist in 1707–08. The theologian Thomas Müntzer, a leading person in the German Peasants' War, gave sermons here and was executed outside the city walls. John A. Roebling, the constructor of the Brooklyn Bridge, and Friedrich August Stüler, an influential architect in mid-19th-century Prussia, were born in Mühlhausen.
Mühlhausen is within the Thuringian Basin, a flat and fertile area, on the Unstrut river on the eastern edge of the Hainich hills.
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Mühlhausen is located in Germany, Europe. The coordinates are 51.2090 latitude, 10.4527 longitude.
Mühlhausen has a population of approximately 0 people, making it a town in Germany.
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A medieval castle in Thuringia where Martin Luther translated the New Testament into German, and a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
29 km · about 35 min drive
April to October
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