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The city's name was Wittenberg, now Lutherstadt Wittenberg, where Luther famously posted his 95 Theses in 1517. (When originally founded, the city was named Wittenborg.)

(This is not the same place as the smaller "Wittenburg" in Northern Germany.)

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