Lutherstadt Eisleben is one of the oldest towns between the Harz Mountains and the Elbe. This is where Martin Luther was born and where he died. His birthplace and the "Luther's Death House" museum have been UNESCO World Heritage Sites since 1996 and are two of the most important sites closely associated with the life and work of Martin Luther. Many other traces of the reformer can also be found in the city.

The medieval market in the town center, the town hall, the town palaces of the Mansfeld counts and the stately town houses tell you the story of the town that has grown over the centuries. Eisleben was first mentioned in a document in 994 and received its town charter in the 12th century. In the 15th and 16th centuries, Eisleben developed into the most important town in the once powerful imperial county of Mansfeld, mainly due to the mining and smelting of copper slate. During this heyday, the Eisleben Neustadt, a settlement for miners, was built with St. Anne's Church and the adjacent Augustinian hermit monastery. Martin Luther stayed there several times as district vicar of the Augustinian order.

Under Luther's influence, St. Anne's Church became the first Protestant preaching church in the Mansfeld region. Of particular importance is the Annenkirche's stone picture Bible with its 29 sandstone relief panels depicting the four evangelists and scenes from the Old Testament.

Just a few steps away from Martin Luther's birthplace is St. Petri-Pauli Church, a late Gothic hall church. You will be impressed by the soaring columns and the net vaulting when you visit the church. Luther was baptized here on 11 November 1483, one day after his birth, in the name of the saint of the day. The "Luther tombstone" in the chancel preserves the memory of this.

St. Andrew's Church rises impressively above the market square with its mighty bell tower. The late Gothic hall church was built in the 15th century. Martin Luther preached his last sermons in this church and the body of the reformer was laid out here before being transported to Wittenberg. The side choirs contain tomb monuments of the Mansfeld counts.

The Cistercian nunnery of St. Mary of Helfta is located just outside Eisleben. It was founded in 1229 at the foot of Mansfeld Castle and the nuns moved to Helfta in 1258. In the years that followed, the convent developed into an important religious and cultural center in Europe. Three women stand for the monastery's influence on German mysticism and literature of the 13th century: Getrud the Great, Mechthild of Magdeburg and Mechthild of Hackeborn. For 450 years there was no monastic life in Helfta. Ten years ago, the monastery was revitalized with a women's community. Since then, it has become a popular pilgrimage site along the Romanesque Road.

The landscape of the Mansfeld region, characterized by its mining past, also clearly shows that it already belongs to the pre-Harzland region. Forests and mountains, the recreational area around the Sweet Lake and old castles and monasteries invite you to linger.