EISENACH tourist attractions

Eisenach is a city with a long history, associated with the big names of German politics and culture. One of them is Marcin Luther, who was hiding in the local Wartburg Castle, while the other is one of the greatest composers of all time, Jan Sebastian Bach.

The city of Eisenach developed in the Middle Ages at the foot of the Wartburg Castle founded in the 11th century. Today, the huge fortress, visible from afar, is inscribed on the UNESCO list, and inside it is the Wartburg Museum. Here you can see the Martin Luther Room, in which the Bible was translated into German.

The second place associated with the initiator of the Reformation is the Luther House Eisenach. Currently, there is a museum documenting the life of the religious reformer and his philosophical thought.

Jan Sebastian Bach was also associated with Eisenach. In the house, which is considered to be his birthplace, souvenirs of the composer are presented and some of the original furniture has been preserved.

Medieval buildings have survived very well in the city. Its most picturesque fragments can be seen in the vicinity of the market. There are also two historic churches, the Romanesque church of St. Nicholas and expanded in the baroque style the 12th century church of St. George. The church of St. George was erected in the 19th century. Elizabeth. His patron lived in childhood at Wartburg Castle.

At the beginning of the 20th century, a car factory was founded in Eisenach, which belonged to BMW until the end of World War II. After the war ended, the city got into the Soviet occupation zone, and then Wartburg cars began to be produced within the GDR and the factory. Currently, it is owned by Opel. The former AWE factory operates the Eisenach Automotive World with exhibitions of cars produced in Germany since the interwar period. There is also the Verein Automobilbau Museum.