The Martin-Luther-University of Halle-Wittenberg is located in the German city of Halle, Saxony-Anhalt. It was merged in 1817 from the University of Halle (founded 1694) and the Universty of Wittenberg (founded 1502, closed in 1813 by Napoleon). It is named after Martin Luther, and is the largest and oldest university in the Bundesland of Saxony-Anhalt, with ~14000 students.