Eisleben can be found right in the heart of Germany in the southern slopes of the Harz Mountains but also enjoying close proximity to many prominent German cities such as Leipzig, Dresden and Berlin. In 1996 it was awarded the distinction of becoming a UNESCO world heritage site. Looking back on nearly a thousand years of history the approximately 30,000 inhabitants of the town of Eisleben share their origins with Martin Luther, the great reformer, who was born and also died here, shaping medieval history across Europe. Luther was born in a region renowned for its copper mining, contributing to the economic growth of the region as well as the wealth and power of the Counts of Mansfeld. Despite being afflicted by the plague, the Thirty Years' War as well as being razed to the ground by the Great Fire of 1601 Eisleben has survived the hardship of its past to become a focus of German history and culture. The Romanic Road also includes Eisleben's Convent Helfta, a Cistercian nunnery built in the Romanesque period and constituting one of the main places of interest for visitors to our town. The surrounding area provides ample opportunity to visit places of cultural, historical and natural interest. Castles are dotted throughout the landscape, gardens and parklands including Europe's largest collection of roses, the Luther sites as well as towns linked to the lives of many world-famous composers, poets and philosophers are just some of the sights waiting to be discovered on your journey to Eisleben. The Region