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Wittenberg
Germany · 51.8667, 12.6500
University town where the Reformation found its printing press.
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1517 – 1546
Reformation
Ninety-five theses and vernacular scripture.
Events here
1455Gutenberg Prints the Bible
Movable metal type turns the reproduction of text from a craft into an industry.
1517Luther's Ninety-Five Theses
An academic objection to indulgences becomes, via the printing press, a continental schism.
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