# Canonical recap data for Wittenberg Diet: Protestant Reformation Congress (1530)
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slug: diet-augsburg-1530
canonicalUrl: "https://recap.at/1530/diet-augsburg-1530"
title: "Wittenberg Diet: Protestant Reformation Congress"
subtitle: The Diet of Augsburg assembled German princes and became a crucial early forum for negotiating Protestant rights within the Holy Roman Empire.
recapType: global_event
eventStatus: concluded
startDate: 1530-01-01
datePrecision: year
year: 1530
decade: 1530
country:
name: Germany
slug: germany
summaryShort: Wittenberg is a district in the east of Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Neighboring districts are Anhalt-Bitterfeld, the district-free city of Dessau-Roßlau, the districts of Potsdam-Mittelmark, Teltow-Fläming and Elbe-Elster in Brandenburg, and the district of Nordsachsen in Saxony. The capital and largest city is Wittenberg,
summaryLong: Wittenberg is a district in the east of Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Neighboring districts are Anhalt-Bitterfeld, the district-free city of Dessau-Roßlau, the districts of Potsdam-Mittelmark, Teltow-Fläming and Elbe-Elster in Brandenburg, and the district of Nordsachsen in Saxony. The capital and largest city is Wittenberg, famous for its association with the influential religious reformer Martin Luther and containing a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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heroImageCredit: Aviorausch · via Wikipedia
importance: 68
sourceConfidence: 75
keyFacts: []
timeline: []
sources:
- url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wittenberg_(district)"
  title: Wittenberg (district)
  provider: Wikipedia
related: []
categories:
- election
- festival
metaDescription: Wittenberg is a district in the east of Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Neighboring districts are Anhalt-Bitterfeld, the district-free city of Dessau-Roßlau, the distri
wikidataQid: Q6075
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- url: "https://web.archive.org/web/20260410161131/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wittenberg_(district)"
  capturedAt: 2026-04-10
  label: Wittenberg (district)
  originalUrl: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wittenberg_(district)"
