Wartburg Castle, located close to Eisenach in Thuringia, is also known as “The Castle of the Germans”. But why? DW’s Hannah Hummel shows you around the castle, which is more than 1,000 years old. A fascinating journey to the times of minstrels, knights and ladies of castles – and to the famous Protestant Martin Luther, who translated the bible at Wartburg Castle.
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World Heritage Views: ‘Landmarks In Germany’
Check out this fantastic drone footage of Germany’s 46 UNESCO World Heritage Sites! In Part 2, we’ll take you to see Cologne Cathedral, the Museum Island in Berlin, the historic towns of Bamberg and Goslar, the Bauhaus buildings and sites in Dessau and Weimar, as well as Wartburg Castle — the place where Martin Luther translated the New Testament into German. Video: André Götzmann | Peter Wozny | Elisabeth Yorck von Wartenburg
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