Lorscheid

Lorscheid
Lorscheid
Municipality
	Coat of arms
	Location of Lorscheid within Trier-Saarburg district
	Lorscheid Lorscheid
	Coordinates: 49°44′14″N 6°50′57″E / 49.73722°N 6.84917°E
Country	Germany
State	Rhineland-Palatinate
District	Trier-Saarburg
Municipal assoc.	Ruwer
Government
• Mayor	Jutta Gard-Becker
Area
• Total	5.09 km2 (1.97 sq mi)
Elevation	420 m (1,380 ft)
Population (2022-12-31)
• Total	547
• Density	110/km2 (280/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	54317
Dialling codes	06500
Vehicle registration	TR

Lorscheid is a village and a part of the Ruwer (municipality) near Trier in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.

Lorscheid is on an old Roman road. Many archaeological settlements are nearby. The village is first mentioned in the inventory of the Abbey of St. Maximin in Trier for the year 1211.