Wittenberg
Local name: Lutherstadt Wittenberg
Located in Landkreis Wittenberg, Saxony-Anhalt Coordinates: 51°52′28″ N 12°36′22″ E
- Population
- 45,249
- 45.2K
- Elevation
- 73 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
- Places inside
- 52
- listed under Wittenberg
- Airports
- LEJ Leipzig/Halle Airport57 km
- BER Berlin Brandenburg Airport82 km
About Wittenberg
Wittenberg is a village. Location: Landkreis Wittenberg, Saxony-Anhalt. Population: 45,249. Elevation: 73 m.
Wittenberg, officially Lutherstadt Wittenberg, is the fourth-largest town in the state of Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. It is situated on the River Elbe, 60 kilometers (37 mi) north of Leipzig and 90 kilometers (56 mi) south-west of Berlin. It has a population of 46,008 (2018). Wittenberg's honorific title Lutherstadt stems from its close connections with the theologian Martin Luther and the Reformation, usually taken to have begun in the town, marking the birth of Protestantism.
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Twin towns and sister cities of Wittenberg
- Haderslev· Denmark
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Population of Wittenberg over time
| 2000 | 49,643 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 47,805 | |
| 2010 | 49,496 | |
| 2012 | 49,930 | |
| 2015 | 46,475 | |
| 2017 | 46,272 | |
| 2019 | 46,008 | |
| 2021 | 44,984 | |
| 2022 | 45,535 | |
| 2023 | 45,588 | |
| 2024 | 45,249 | |
| 2025 | 44,937 |
Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.
Climate of Wittenberg
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–September.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 7° · Night 2° · Rain 46 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 24°)
- Coldest month
- January (night -3°)
- Wettest month
- August (63 mm)
- Driest month
- February (36 mm)
Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).
Show values as a table
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 3° | 4° | 8° | 13° | 19° | 22° | 24° | 24° | 19° | 13° | 7° | 4° |
| Average low (°C) | -3° | -2° | 1° | 4° | 8° | 11° | 13° | 13° | 10° | 6° | 2° | -1° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 44 | 36 | 42 | 37 | 54 | 56 | 60 | 63 | 49 | 39 | 46 | 50 |
Other places to visit in this season: June July August September
How to get to Wittenberg
The nearest airport is Leipzig/Halle Airport (LEJ), 57 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Halle, 62 km to the southwest.
Airports
- Leipzig/Halle Airport (LEJ) Schkeuditz 57 kmsouthwest
- Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) Berlin 82 kmnortheast
- Dresden Airport (DRS) Dresden 115 kmsoutheast
Nearby large cities
- Halle Population: 237.9K 62 kmsouthwest
- Leipzig Population: 505K 62 kmsouth
- Potsdam Population: 184.8K 66 kmnortheast
- Magdeburg Population: 244.3K 73 kmnorthwest
- Berlin Population: 3.4M 91 kmnortheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Wittenberg
Within 100 km: 631 historic and cultural sites, 1,768 natural sites, 855 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km111 places
- Schönitzer See Lake 11 kmSW
- Pelze Lake 24 kmW
- Löbben Lake 21 kmW
- Großer Streng Lake 14 kmSE
25–60 km693 places
- Buhnenwerder Island 59 kmN
- Vordersee Lake 45 kmNE
- Vogtlandsee Lake 47 kmS
- Teufels-See Lake 51 kmNE
60–100 km2,450 places
- Schlachtensee Lake 76 kmNE
- Valentinswerder Island 88 kmNE
- Scharfenberg Island 89 kmNE
- Sarre River 86 kmW
Straight-line distances.
Places in Wittenberg
52 places- 1 Wittenberg 30K
- 2 Friedrichstadt 7.7K
- 3 Piesteritz 4K
- 4 Pratau 1.9K
- 5 Abtsdorf 1.5K
- 6 Apollensdorf 1.4K
- 7 Kropstädt 1.4K
- 8 Dobien 1.3K
- 9 Nudersdorf 1K
- 10 Teuchel 1K
- 11 Straach 934
- 12 Kleinwittenberg 906
- 13 Reinsdorf 900
- 14 Elstervorstadt 890
- 15 Rothemark 871
- 16 Apollensdorf-Nord 658
- 17 Griebo 645
- 18 Boßdorf 627
- 19 Mochau 572
- 20 Braunsdorf 426
- 21 Labetz 416
- 22 Schmilkendorf 225
Bar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.
Cities & villages19
- Assau · Village
- Berkau · Village
- Bleesern · Village
- Brückenkopf · Village
- Euper · Village
- Grabo · Village
- Jahmo · Village
- Karlsfeld · Village
- Kerzendorf · Village
- Kienberge · Village
- Kolonie Mochau · Village
- Köpnick · Village
- Schloßvorstadt · Neighbourhood
- Seegrehna · Village
- Thießen · Village
- Trajuhn · Village
- Weddin · Village
- Wiesigk · Village
- Wüstemark · Village
Mountains & nature6
- Fuchsberg · Mountain
- Hirseberg · Mountain
- Michelsberg · Mountain
- Schwarzer Berg · Mountain
- Stangenberg · Mountain
- Weinberg · Mountain
Heritage & sights5
- Chimney of Wittenberg Borealis Agrolinz Melamine works · Landmark
- Lutherhaus, Wittenberg · Museum
- Schlosskirche Wittenberg · Attraction
- Sendemast Gallunberg · Landmark
- Wittenberg Concentration Camp · Historic site
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Krähebach River, Saxony-Anhalt1.8 km N
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Fauler Bach River, Saxony-Anhalt5 km E
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Graubach River, Saxony-Anhalt6.1 km S
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Forst Cobbelsdorf Natural site, Saxony-Anhalt7.1 km N
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Crassensee Lake, Saxony-Anhalt6.7 km SW
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Grieboerbach River, Saxony-Anhalt6.8 km W
Sources & licences
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