Lutherstadt

[1] These three places which were important in Luther's life were awarded the "European Heritage Label".

The Union of Lutherstädte was founded in 1993 on the 125th anniversary of the Luther Monument in Worms, Germany.

It is formed by 16 towns where Luther and his teaching played a major role.

:[2] In memory of the work of Martin Luther, the 16 member cities of the Union of Lutherstädte have awarded the Das unerschrockene Wort ("The intrepid word") Prize (€10,000) every two years since 1996.

The prize is awarded to persons "who, in words and in deed and against resistance, have made important statements in a situation or for a particular occasion towards the municipality or the state".