Lorsch

Lorsch
Lorsch
Town
	Town hall
	Coat of arms
	Location of Lorsch within Bergstraße district
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	Coordinates: 49°39′14″N 8°34′3″E / 49.65389°N 8.56750°ECoordinates: 49°39′14″N 8°34′3″E / 49.65389°N 8.56750°E
Country	Germany
State	Hesse
Admin. region	Darmstadt
District	Bergstraße
Government
• Mayor	Christian Schönung (CDU)
Area
• Total	25.24 km2 (9.75 sq mi)
Elevation	93 m (305 ft)
Population (2021-12-31)
• Total	13,930
• Density	550/km2 (1,400/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	64653
Dialling codes	06251
Vehicle registration	HP
Website	lorsch.de

Lorsch is a small town in southwest Germany (60 kilometres (37.3 miles) south of Frankfurt am Main) in the Kreis Bergstraße district of the state of Hessen. More than 12,000 people live in the town.

It is the site of a Benedictine abbey, which used to be one of the greatest centers of Carolingian art. Several Carolingian kings of Germany were buried there. The abbey is also famous for the Lorsch Codex, which was produced there around the end of the 12th century. The abbey has been declared a World Heritage Site. The Nibelungenlied identifies Lorsch as the birthplace of Siegfried.