Luther Trail Saxony – entire route (Lutherweg)

Even today, noticeable effects and impulses of the Reformation are still visible and alive. In 1519, the Leipzig Disputation took place at the Pleißenburg, which spread Lutheran ideas. In Torgau, Eilenburg and Leipzig, the citizens opened up to the Reformation views at a very early stage. In Leisnig, Luther developed the Leisniger Kastenordnung in 1523, the oldest Protestant social paper in the world. Other stops along the Luther Trail Saxony are closely linked to the strong women of the Reformation. Katharina von Bora, Luther's future wife, lived in the Nimbschen Monastery near Grimma. In the towns of Rochlitz and Kriebstein, Duchess Elisabeth of Saxony was active and, through her energetic actions, enabled the introduction of the Reformation in her territory as early as 1537. The Luther Trail invites you to pause and come to rest, to find space for reflection and time for prayer in the footsteps of Martin Luther and his companions.

The Luther Trail Saxony is connected to the trail network in Saxony-Anhalt and the Luther Trail in Thuringia. It covers around 550 km of the beautiful, diverse landscape of the Leipzig region along churches, castles and monasteries, extensive heathland, forests and rivers, right in the heart of the motherland of the Reformation. It is signposted with a green 'L' on a white background, the logo of the Luther Trail, which is shown in both directions. Therefore, it is possible to start at any place with a tour through the varied landscape of the Leipzig region to the sites of the Reformation.