Lorch Abbey
Lorch Abbey was a Benedictine monastery in Lorch 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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Monastery
- Description: former Benedictine abbey in Lorch, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
- Also known as: “Kloster Lorch” and “Lorch Monastery”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Lorch station and Castra of Lorch.
Lorch station
Railway station
Lorch station is a railway station in the municipality of Lorch, located in the Ostalbkreis district in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. The station lies on the Rems Railway. Train services are operated by Go-Ahead Baden-Württemberg. Lorch station is situated 540 metres west of Lorch Abbey.
Castra of Lorch
Archaeological site
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Castra of Lorch is an archaeological site, which is situated 1 km west of Lorch Abbey.
Stadtbücherei Lorch
Library
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Stadtbücherei Lorch is a library, which is situated 1 km west of Lorch Abbey.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Weitmars and Rattenharz.
Weitmars
Village
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Weitmars is a village, which is situated 3½ km west of Lorch Abbey.
Lorch Abbey
- Category: religion
- Location: Lorch, Ostalbkreis, Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Russian—“Lorch Abbey” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “abadia de Lorch”
- Czech: “Klášter Lorch”
- Dutch: “Kloster Lorch”
- French: “abbaye de 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”
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