World Heritage is a website that offers much information about locales from all over the world. Many landmarks from Germany are included. Wartburg Castle is one of the most interesting places that I read about. Wartburg Castle was built during the feudal age, and was updated during the 19th century. It is near the town of Eisenach in the state of Thuringia in Germany, and is a symbol of the unification of Germany. Wartburg Castle is significant for historical, religious, and architectural reasons.
There are many notable architectural designs in Wartburg Castle. A gate guarded by a moat is the only entrance into the castle where a drawbridge must be used to enter. There are two towers, one of which contained a dungeon. In the armory there used to be 800 pieces of armor from famous men such as Frederick the Wise, Pope Julius II, and King Henry II of France. But in 1946, the Soviet Occupation Army ransacked the armory and stole everything in it. Almost all of the items of armor have gone missing into Russia. Many of the designs inside the castle are very complex, artistic, and religious.
Most notably, it is the place where Martin Luther translated the Bible into German during his exile. This has made the castle also a symbol of history and of the Lutheran sect of Christianity. There are towns in America named after Wartburg by Lutherans who founded them. Martin Luther made the castle very important historically and the room where he worked (aptly called the Luther Room) has been preserved to remain the way it was when he worked there.
It is important that it remains preserved by Germany because so many people around the world view it as being very significant. The architecture is inspiring and it is impressive that it is still in such good shape after being built for so long. Lutherans and historians will always look at it as being important because of Martin Luther’s work there. Wartburg castle will forever be a significant place to many people.
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And here is my homework about the sixteen states of Germany...
The Sixteen States of Germany
Baden-Wurttemberg
Forests and mountains are two of the geographical staples of this state. It is one of the wealthiest states in Germany
Bavaria
This state accounts of twenty percent of the land in Germany. The company BMW is based in this
Berlin
Berlin is a city-state. The hottest the weather will become on average during the year is about seventy-four degrees Fahrenheit.
Brandenburg
At one point this state was the Free State of Prussia. About a third of the land in Brandenburg was forfeited to Poland in 1945.
Bremen
This is a state composed of two cities named Bremen and Bremerhaven. The state’s flag consists of red and white squares and lines.
Hamburg
Hamburg is another city state. It has the eighth largest port in the world.
Hesse
A dialect called Hessisch is spoken in this state.
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
This state is the sixth largest in Germany. A city called Schwerin is the capital.
Lower Saxony
This state takes up the second most of any state in Germany.
North Rhine-Westphailia
This state has a population of around 18 million.
Rhineland-Palatinate
The capital of this state is Mainz.
Saarland
This state is the smallest in Germany in regards to both area and population besides Berlin and Hamburg.
Saxony
The economy of this state is growing. In 206 it grew four percent.
Saxony-Anhalt
There is a wide variety of geography in this state, ranging from lowlands to mountains.
Scheleswig-Holstein
This state is the northmost out of all the states in Germany.
Thuringia
The Wartburg castle where Martin Luther translated the Bible into German is in this state.
