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Special Tour: "...at Frederick's Home" | Special offer commemorating Frederick the Wise (500th anniversary of his death) | A guided tour of parts of the South Tower and the Reformation History Research Library | Price: €5.00 per person
Fridays - 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. - last date: October 24th
The castle church can be visited at the following times: Monday to Saturday from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and Sunday or public holidays from 11:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. The tower opens at the same time as the castle church, last ascent possible until 4 p.m. [Information from September 29, 2025]
According to tradition, on October 31, 1517, Martin Luther posted his 95 Theses in Latin on this door, inviting scholars to debate them. The purpose of this debate was to clarify whether the Church's practice of selling indulgences was in accordance with the teachings of Jesus. This marked the beginning of the Reformation. The original wooden "Thesis Door" was destroyed in the great fire that ravaged the church in 1760. In 1858, King Frederick William IV of Prussia donated the current bronze door, on the panels of which the Latin text of the theses is cast.
I look forward to exploring the beautiful surroundings of Wittenberg by bike, to beautiful church services, musical highlights, old and new songs, and to meeting you!
Around 1340, the Ascanian dukes had an "All Saints' Chapel" built at their castle and founded a collegiate monastery in it for liturgical service. Elector Friedrich the Wise had the palace with the chapel demolished and his new residential palace with a more spacious palace church built on the site. You can find out more about the story here.
Every Sunday there is a children's service in the Wittenberg Castle Church, parallel to the adult service. Ms. Felicia Grauel is one of the volunteers for the children's service.
