Lorsch

Altes Rathaus in the Marktplatz

Lorsch is a city in the state of Hesse in Germany.

Not to be confused with Lorch.

Understand

Lorsch is a small town, with a picturesque town square (Marktplatz) and a historic cloister which is a UNESCO site. The town is in the Bergstraße region even though it is a few kilometers west of the Bergstraße, the region's namesake road.

Get in

By train

Germany's regional train system is extensive, including a stop in Lorsch. About a 15-minute train ride from Mannheim. Bensheim is served by the Verkehrsverbund Rhein-Neckar (VRN) public transportation network. If you purchase a VRN day pass to Lorsch from some other town on the Bergstraße south of Zwingenberg, then that ticket would also be valid to visit Zwingenberg, Bensheim and Heppenheim which all have an Altstadt. You may need to change trains in Bensheim to reach Lorsch.

• 1 Lorsch railway station (Bahnhof Lorsch). The railway station no longer has a ticket office. Rail-fans should look into the bay window of the railway station to see the old-fashion levers that the station operator once used to control the settings of switches and signals on the rail line. (updated Jul 2022)

See

Fountain in the Marktplatz

Königshalle (Kingshall) of the abbey

There are several very beautiful half-timbered houses at Marktplatz and along Bahnhofstraße

• 1 Lorsch townhall (Rathaus Lorsch). Half-timbered, built in 1715. (updated Jul 2022)
• 2 Kloster Lorsch (located near the Marktplatz). This abbey and cloister is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.  
• 3 Lorsch Tobacco Museum (Tabakmuseum Lorsch), Nibelungenstraße 35. (updated Jul 2022)
• 4 Evangelical church, Nibelungenstraße 23. Evangelical church built in 1896. (updated Jul 2022)

Buy

There is a small retail district on Bahnhofstraße near the Marktplatz.

Eat

The Marktplatz has cafes and ice-cream parlours (Eiscafe).

Sleep

• 1 Karolinger Hof, Lindenstraße 14, ☏ +49 6251 175200. (updated Jan 2016)

Go next

• Bensheim
• Worms