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Lorsch
Town hall
Town hall
Coat of arms of Lorsch
Coat of arms
Country Germany
State Hesse
Admin. region Darmstadt
District Bergstraße
Elevation
93 m (305 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31)
 • Total 13,989
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes
64653
Dialling codes 06251
Vehicle registration HP
Website lorsch.de

Lorsch is a small town in southwest Germany (60 km (37.3 mi) south of Frankfurt am Main) in the Kreis Bergstraße district of the state of Hessen. More than 12,000 people live in the town.

It is the site of a Benedictine abbey, which used to be one of the greatest centers of Carolingian art. Several Carolingian kings of Germany were buried there. The abbey is also famous for the Lorsch Codex, which was produced there around the end of the 12th century. The abbey has been declared a World Heritage Site. The Nibelungenlied identifies Lorsch as the birthplace of Siegfried.


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  • Kloster Lorsch 04

    Carolingian gatehall

  • Codexaureus 05

    Codex Aureus

  • Wattenheimer Bruecke 01

    Wattenheimer Brücke

  • Lorsch Bahnhof 01

    Lorsch railway station in May 2007 (trackside)

  • Lorsch Bahnhof 02

    Lorsch railway station in May 2007 (street)

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