Lorch Abbey

Lorch Abbey was a Benedictine monastery in from 1102 to 1556 and again from 1630 to 1648. It was originally the house monastery of the Staufer dynasty. Today, many of its buildings remain and are open to visitors.
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  • Monastery
  • …lies at an elevation of around 340 metres (1,120 feet)
  • Description: former Benedictine abbey in Lorch, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
  • Also known as
    “Kloster Lorch”
    “Lorch Monastery”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Lorch station and Gymnasium Friedrich II..
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is a railway station in the municipality… is situated 540 metres west of Lorch Abbey.
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is a school, which is situated 470 metres northwest of Lorch Abbey.
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is an archaeological site, which is situated 1 km west of Lorch Abbey.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Weitmars and Rattenharz.
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is a village, which is situated 3½ km west of Lorch Abbey.
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is a village, which is situated 4 km southwest of Lorch Abbey.

Lorch Abbey

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Latitude
48.79876° or 48° 47′ 56″ north
Longitude
9.70286° or 9° 42′ 10″ east
Open location code
8FWFQPX3+G4
Geo­Names ID
11002060
Wiki­data ID
Q1539999

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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Turkish—“Lorch Abbey” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “abadia de Lorch”
  • Czech: “Klášter Lorch”
  • Dutch: “Kloster Lorch”
  • French: “Abbaye de Lorch”
  • German: “Benediktinerabtei Lorch”
  • German: “Kloster Lorch”
  • Greek: “Αββαείο του Λορκ”
  • Italian: “Abbazia di Lorch”
  • Romanian: “Abația Lorch”
  • Romanian: “Mănăstirea Lorch”
  • Russian: “Клостер Лорх”
  • Russian: “Монастырь Лорх”
  • Turkish: “Lorch Manastırı”

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