Places of interest in Erfurt

Luther Stone

Luther Memorial, Erfurt
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The Luther Stone stands to the east of Stotternheim. On 2 July 1505 Martin Luther - then a law student at Erfurt University - was returning to Erfurt after visiting his parents in Mansfeld and as he approached the small village of Stotternheim he was caught up in a terrible thunderstorm that put him in fear of his life.

The stone erected on the spot where he is supposed to have cried out: “Help me St Anna and I will become a monk” also marks a turning point in the Reformation. Luther entered the Augustinian monastery in Erfurt on 13 July 1505. 

Prediger Church and Monastery

Organ in the Prediger Church, Erfurt
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The Prediger Church, an early Gothic hall church, was built by Dominican monks in the 13th and 14th centuries. It contains numerous references to the great theologian and mystic Master Eckhart.

Cathedral Hill (Domberg) with St. Mary's Cathedral and the Church of St Severus

Cathedral and Church of St. Severus, Erfurt
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The Gothic cathedral with its high-Gothic chancel and Romanesque tower replaced the church built on this site for Bishop Boniface in 742 AD.

The Church of St Severus, a five-naved Gothic hall church, was a collegiate church from the 12th century onwards. Today, along with the cathedral, it is part of Erfurt's most famous landmark.