Lutherplatz is a quiet square in the centre of Coburg that commemorates Martin Luther's extended stay in the town in 1530. A bronze statue of Luther stands at the centre, showing him in his scholar's robes with a Bible in one hand — a confident figure that reflects the city's ongoing pride in the Reformation connection. The surrounding buildings are a mix of seventeenth- and eighteenth-century townhouses, and the square has a calmer character than the busy Marktplatz two streets away.
The square is the starting point for a loose Lutheran trail through the town, picking up the church of St. Moriz, the Ehrenburg palace (where Luther's host the Elector Johann Friedrich stayed), and the path up to the Veste fortress above. Coburg was caught between Catholic and Protestant powers during the Reformation, and the town's physical fabric reflects that contested history more clearly than many places in Germany.