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New Year's Eve Concert with the Dresden Bach Soloists
Featuring Christmas organ music and reflections on the New Year

December 31, 2025, 9:00 p.m.
Castle Church, Lutherstadt Wittenberg

The Dresden Bach Soloists present their program
"In the Italian Style – Works by J. S. Bach and his contemporaries."

The "Dresden Bach Soloists" were founded in 2014 by Joachim K. Schäfer. The ensemble, consisting of leading instrumentalists, is dedicated to performing works from the golden age of European musical culture of the 17th and 18th centuries.

Vorverkauf: Tourist-Information, Schlossplatz 2, 06886 Lutherstadt Wittenberg, Mo.-So. 10-16 Uhr

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Opening hours

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 November 17, 2025]

Events

14 Dec 2025;
10:00 -
Service for the 3rd Advent
21 Dec 2025;
10:00 -
Service with Holy Communion for the 4th Advent
21 Dec 2025;
17:00 -
Christmas Concert
24 Dec 2025;
16:00 -
Christmas Eve Service
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Bread for the World

Christmas Eve Collection for "Bread for the World" Dear Congregations – our festive table is laden with food – but we also want to make a statement and share our Christmas joy with others. Share your Christmas joy with people in Kenya! The Christmas Eve collection is designated for a project of Bread for the World's partner, the Anglican Church in Kenya. With your offering, you will help to secure food supplies in a region of Kenya. Here, people are learning how to cultivate fruit and vegetable gardens, raise animals, and irrigate with rainwater. Let's use the collection to enable the sharing of knowledge, because the project focuses on knowledge rather than gifts. Please help make God's creation a world without hunger. Thank you for your gift! Photo: Jörg Böthling/Bread for the World

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Martin Luther's Grave

When Luther died in Eisleben in 1546, Elector John Frederick of Saxony (reigned 1532-1547) ordered that his body be transferred to Wittenberg and buried in the Castle Church. The grave is located near the pulpit, about 2 meters deep in the ground. The Latin inscription reads: "Here lies the body of Martin Luther, Doctor of Sacred Theology. He died in the year of Christ 1546 on February 18th in his hometown of Eisleben at the age of 63 years, 2 months, and 10 days."

Introduction to Philipp Spielmann

Introduction to Philipp Spielmann

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!

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History

History

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.

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Church for children

Church for children

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.

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