Why visit Lorsch
Townapedia lists 38 museums and landmarks, 20 parks and trails, 73 places to eat, 8 places to stay and 8 attractions in and around town.
Highlights include Luxor Filmpalast, Vogelpark Birkengarten, Lorsch Abbey and Feuerwehr Museum Brandmeister Rudolf Kohl.
Weather in Lorsch
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About Lorsch
Lorsch (German pronunciation: [lɔʁʃ] ) is a town in the Bergstraße district in Hessen, Germany, 60 km south of Frankfurt. Lorsch is well known for the Lorsch Abbey, which has been named a World Heritage Site by UNESCO.
From the Wikipedia article Lorsch (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Travel tips from other travellers: Lorsch on Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Things to do8
Vogelpark Birkengarten
Zoo and aquarium · 0.9 km
69 Mannheimer Straße, Lorsch
Apr-Oct: Tu-Su,PH 09:00-18:00; Apr-Oct: Mo off; Nov-Mar: Tu-Su,PH...
Renaturierung Weschnitz in Lorsch
Scenic view · 2.6 km
Informationen zur Weschnitzrenaturierung
Museums and landmarks38
Abbey and Altenmünster of Lorsch
Museum
UNESCO World Heritage Abbey of Lorsch in Germany
Bruchhäusel
Monument and historic site · 3.4 km
Eckturm der Mauer des ehem. Frauenkloster " Hagen zu Lorsch"
Duke 27
Monument and historic site · 3.1 km
Denkmal zum Hubschrauberabsturz 03. Feb. 2010
26 more on the map.
Parks, trails and playgrounds20
Golf-Club Bensheim
Golf course · 2.6 km
56 Außerhalb, Bensheim
Apr 01-Oct 31: Mo-Su 08:00-21:00; Nov 01-Mar 31: Mo-Su 08:00-20:00
Hallenbad Einhausen
Sports field and stadium · 3.0 km
7 Marktplatz, Einhausen
Tu,Th,Fr 15:00-21:00; We 15:00-18:30; Sa 15:00-19:00; Su 10:00-17:00
Tongrubengelände von Bensheim und Heppenheim
Hiking and trails · 3.8 km
8 more on the map.
Restaurants and cafes73
New Palace
Restaurant · Asian · 4.7 km
14 Wormser Straße, Bensheim
Mo-Sa 11:30-14:30,17:30-22:30; Su,PH 11:30-22:00
Ristorante Da Gino
Restaurant · Italian · 4.4 km
7 Gießener Straße, Heppenheim
Su-Tu, Th-Fr 11:30-14:00, 17:30-22:00; Sa 17:30-22:00
Timberjacks
Restaurant · Steak House, Burger, Mexican, Tex-Mex · 3.1 km
2 Ampèrestraße, Bensheim
Mo-Th,Su 09:00-22:30; Fr-Sa 09:00-23:30
Vietnam
Restaurant · Asian, Vietnamese · 4.4 km
2-4 Zeppelinstraße, Bensheim
Sa-Su 11:30-22:00; Tu-Fr 11:30-14:30, 16:30-22:00
Bäcker Görtz
Bakery · 4.5 km
81 Berliner Ring, Bensheim
Mo-Fr 06:00-20:00; Su,PH 07:30-12:00; Sa 06:30-20:00
Bäcker Görtz
Bakery · 4.6 km
16 Wormser Straße, Bensheim
Mo-Fr 05:30-19:00; Sa 06:30-18:00; Su 07:30-17:00
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Bäckerei Drays
Bakery · 2.8 km
11 Mathildenstraße, Einhausen
Mo-Fr 05:30-13:00,14:30-18:30; Sa 05:30-13:00
Bäckerei Grimminger
Bakery · 1.6 km
2 Marie-Curie-Straße, Lorsch
Mo-Fr 06:00-18:00; Sa 06:00-17:00; Su off
Outback | eat.drink.meet
Restaurant · Burger · 3.8 km
9a Tiergartenstraße, Heppenheim
Mo-Th 11:00-22:30; Fr-Sa 11:00-01:00; Su 11:00-22:30
61 more on the map.
History
Lorsch Abbey (German: Kloster Lorsch) was founded in 764 by the Frankish Count Cancor and his mother Williswinda. The abbey was one of the greatest centres of Carolingian art. Several Carolingian kings of Germany were buried there. The monastery was settled by Benedictines from Gorze Abbey near Metz. In a document from 885, the abbey is mentioned as Lauressam, from which, over the course of time, came the town's current name. In the Early and High Middle Ages, the abbey was a powerful Imperial monastery with holdings in the nearby Odenwald, on the Bergstraße and in Rhenish Hesse, and also in Alsace and Lorraine.
In the civil war resulting from the Investiture Controversy in the 11th century, the abbey sustained great losses in holdings to the nobility.
In the late 12th century, with the record of the old deeds, there was an attempt to reorganize the administration (Lorsch codex). Nevertheless, in 1232, Lorsch was awarded to the Archbishopric of Mainz and newly settled by Premonstratensians. Thereafter, Mainz and the Electorate of the Palatinate found themselves at odds over who should hold the vogt rights. Of the Carolingian Benedictine abbey, which in parts has been unearthed, the gatehall (from about 800) has been preserved. It is today a UNESCO-protected World Heritage Site.
From the History section of Lorsch on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Where to stay8
Churches and places of worship16
Evangelische Kirchengemeinde Einhausen
Church · Evangelical · 3.1 km
9 Friedhofstraße, Einhausen
Shopping34
Gas and EV charging17
Schools, colleges and libraries10
Healthcare8
Map of Lorsch
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Getting there and nearby towns
City-Airport Mannheim (MHG) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 20 km away.
- Hemsbach 9 km southeast, about 9 min by car
- Weinheim 13 km southeast, about 13 min by car
- Mörlenbach 13 km southeast, about 13 min by car
- Heddesheim 16 km south, about 16 min by car
- Mannheim 19 km south, about 19 min by car
- Ladenburg 20 km south, about 20 min by car
- Ludwigshafen am Rhein 21 km southwest, about 21 min by car
- Schriesheim 21 km south, about 21 min by car
- Wald-Michelbach 21 km southeast, about 21 min by car
- Edingen-Neckarhausen 22 km south, about 22 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
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- St Nazarius Lorsch 2020CF 06, Clemensfranz, CC BY-SA 4.0
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- Stolpersteinlage Lorsch Schulstraße 18, Gmbo 2013, CC0
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