Lorsch
Lorsch 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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include King’s Hall Lorsch and Rathaus Lorsch.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bensheim and Heppenheim.
Bensheim
Photo: Kesslerbensheim, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Bensheim is a town in the Bergstraße district in southern Hessen, Germany. Bensheim lies on the Bergstraße and at the edge of the Odenwald mountains while at the same time having an open view over the Rhine plain.
Heppenheim
Photo: Berthold Werner, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Heppenheim is a town in South Hesse, Germany along the Bergstraße, a mountain road running on the western edge of the Odenwald mountain range.
Lorsch
- Type: Locality with 14,300 residents
- Also known as: “06431016” and “Stadt Lorsch”
- Location: Bergstraße, South Hesse, Hesse, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
49.6531° or 49° 39′ 11″ northLongitude
8.5581° or 8° 33′ 29″ eastPopulation
14,300Elevation
96 metres (315 feet)Open location code
8FXCMH35+66GeoNames ID
6557714
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