Abbey and Altenmünster of Lorsch
Also known as abbaye de Lorsch, Abbaye et Altenmünster de Lorsch, Lorsch Abbey, Reichsabtei Lorsch
Category
Cultural
Inscribed under criteria (iii), (iv).
Region
Europe and North America
Germany
Inscribed
1991
Area
3 ha
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Location
Where it sits, and what is around it
Abbey and Altenmünster of Lorsch is about 19 km north-east of Mannheim. The nearest other World Heritage site is Mathildenhöhe Darmstadt, about 25 km away.
Nearest towns and cities
- Mannheim · about 2,362,000 peopleabout 19 km south-west
- Heidelberg · about 427,000 peopleabout 30 km south
- Mainz · about 185,000 peopleabout 40 km north-west
- Frankfurt · about 2,895,000 peopleabout 50 km north
- Wiesbaden · about 617,000 peopleabout 55 km north-west
- Karlsruhe · about 377,000 peopleabout 75 km south
Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
GermanyCultural26 km away
GermanyNatural32 km away
GermanyCultural39 km away
GermanyCultural39 km away
GermanyCultural75 km away
Further resources
The official record, while our own profile is in hand
The official record
- World Heritage Centre page for this sitewhc.unesco.org
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