Overview

• The service took place in the Wittenberger Schlosskirche with city officials, church representatives and residents in attendance.
• The Paul Gerhardt Stift, the Schlosskirche Wittenberg and the city of Lutherstadt Wittenberg organized the commemoration.
• Current Minister-President Reiner Haseloff of the CDU was among the guests.
• In an official message, the city called his death a great loss and praised his lasting impact on Wittenberg.
• Böhmer died in June at 89; he served as Minister-President of Saxony-Anhalt from 2002 to 2011, previously worked as a chief gynecologist, began his Landtag career in 1990 and received Wittenberg’s honorary citizenship in 2013.