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Karolingisches Freilichtlabor Lauresham Besucher- Informations- zentrum Tabak- scheune Kloster Altenmünster UNESCO Welterbe Kulturachse Klostergelände UNESCO Welterbe Museums- zentrum Königshalle Kirchenfragment Karolinger- platz Kleingärten Benediktinerplatz Altes Rathaus Touristinfo Marktplatz Nibelungenstraße Karolingerstraße Kath. Kirche Stadthaus Römerstraße Kaiser-Wilhelm-Platz Palais von Hausen Kirchstraße Nibelungenstraße Bahnhofstraße Nibelungen- halle Wingertsberg- schule Ev. Kirche Öffentlicher Pfingstrosen- garten Justus-Liebig-Straße Landgrabenstraße Wingertsbergstraße Kräuter- garten Klosterstraße Tabakfeld Platz am Pavillon Zehntscheune Odenwaldallee Heppenheimer Straße Im Klosterfeld Recommended circuit through Lorsch Abbey World Heritage Area LORSCH ABBEY WORLD HERITAGE AREA KLOSTERHÜGEL (ABBEY HILL) (UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE SITE) Just a few years after the abbey was founded in 764 a new abbey site was established on a glacial sand dune. As well as the three remaining buildings – Königshalle hall, fragments of the basilica and the abbey wall – a contemplative, minimalist landscape architecture shows in impressive style the architectural scope of the site. KÖNIGSHALLE (UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE SITE) This is the architectural highlight of the UNESCO World Heritage Area. The delightful Königshalle hall with its colourful, world-famous sandstone facade dating back to the Carolingian era is the best preserved building from that era north of the Alps. The upper floor of the building (only accessible as part of a guided tour) shows some examples of excellently preserved murals dating from various centuries. WISSENSSPEICHER ZEHNTSCHEUNE (TITHE BARN) Here, architectural history really comes alive. Where corn and fruits of the field were once stored, we today see remnants discovered in the Abbey hill, displayed in an appropriate archaeological setting. (Only accessible as part of a guided tour.) HERB GARDEN ACCOMPANYING THE LORSCH PHARMACOPOEIA Here, plants with medicinal and healing properties are to be found, just as they are listed in the Lorsch Pharmacopoeia (since 2013 an UNESCO world heritage document), marking the beginning of modern-day medicine in the western world. MUZ MUSEUM CENTRE The museum centre comprises two departments, one dealing with the intellectual significance of Lorsch Abbey, the other section housing the largest tobacco museum in Germany, as tobacco was grown and processed in Lorsch for more than 300 years. THE PEONY GARDEN The public teaching and recreational garden is dedicated to what is still today the most important medicinal plant in the Lorsch Pharmacopoeia. BIZ VISITORS’ INFORMATION CENTRE The educational aspects of the museum are located in the BIZ visitors’ centre. As well as housing the museum shop and offering ticket sales, BIZ is also the starting point for Lauresham guided tours. LAURESHAM OUTDOOR LABORATORY – LIFE IN THE CAROLINGIAN AGE What was life like for the peasants and the seigniory families during Charlemagne’s time? The Carolingian court at Lauresham was modelled on the basis of archaeological findings. Research is performed into farming, animal husbandry and crafts in the course of practical, everyday work. Here, visitors can learn a variety of interesting things about the manorial system during the Carolingian era. ALTENMÜNSTER ABBEY (UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE SITE) This is the initial site of the mother abbey built in 764, which had to be relinquished early on due to lack of space. Thanks to new landscape architectural design work, today’s visitors can obtain a good idea of what the site once looked like. CULTURAL LINK-ROAD The cultural link road connects the UNESCO World Heritage Sites of Altenmünster Abbey and Abbey hill. Old cultivated plants and a sign-posted pathway lead visitors through a natural landscape with its high level of cultural interest. TOBACCO CURING SHED An impressive testimony from the time of when tobacco was grown in Lorsch: the shed which was once used for curing tobacco. ENTRY PRICES * Reductions for schoolchildren, students, trainees, the disabled, the unemployed and holders of approved passes. Prices as of January 2014. All rights reserved. World Heritage Area bicycle fleet: Ticket price includes the use of a bicycle (depending on availability). Entrance to the World Heritage Area is free of charge. Individual attractions can only be visited with an entry ticket. Single entry ticket Single entry ticket Lauresham Museum Centre Museum Centre (MUZ) Entry Normal 6 € 3 € Entry Concessions* 4 € 2 € Groups starting from 10 people / max. 20 people 4 € 2 € Families (Parents + their children 12 € 12 € under 18 years) Students in class group 4 € 2 € * max. 20 people ** Flat rate for groups of up to 10 people. Each additional person 6 € or 4 €. Prices as of January 2014. All rights reserved. For further information, please visit: www.welterbe-areal-kloster-lorsch.de GUIDED TOURS Duration Prices + Entry Short guided tour of the abbey* 1 hour 40 € (MUZ, Abbey hill, Königshalle hall) Guided tour of the abbey* (MUZ, Abbey hill, Königshalle hall) 1,5 hours 90 € Guided tour of the MUZ museum centre* 1 hour 45 € (abbey history department including special exhibitions) Guided tour of Königshalle hall* 45 min. 45 € (Architecture and history of art, indoors and outdoors) Guided tour of the tithe barn* 1 hour 60 € Guided tour of Lauresham* 2 hours 90 € Guided tour of the herb garden* 1 hours 40 € Abbey tour + tithe barn* 2,5 hours 150 € Abbey tour + tithe barn + herb garden* 3,5 hours 210 € Abbey tour + Lauresham* 3,5 hours 180 € Abbey tour + tithe barn + Lauresham* 4,5 hours 240 € Abbey tour + herb garden + Lauresham* 4,5 hours 240 € Tobacco guided tour** (Tobacco museum, tobacco field, curing shed) 1,5 hours 60 € Guided tour of town** (churches, key buildings, Nibelungensaal 1 hour 40 € and brief introduction to abbey history with Königshalle hall) SERVICE AND INFORMATION OPENING HOURS Tuesday - Sunday 10.00 – 17.00. Lauresham closed during winter months. TICKETS & GUIDED TOURS – PURCHASE OF TICKETS Tickets can be purchased and guided tours booked at various locations. BIZ visitors‘ information centre Im Klosterfeld 12-16 MIZ museum centre Nibelungenstraße 35 | D-64653 Lorsch [email protected] | Tel. +49 (0)6251-10382-0 Tourist-Information NibelungenLand Altes Rathaus I Marktplatz 1 | D-64653 Lorsch [email protected] | Tel. +49 (0)6251-17526-0 For more information, please visit: www.welterbe-areal-kloster-lorsch.de LORSCH ABBEY UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE SITE From its earliest beginnings in 764 until its destruction in the Thirty Years War Lorsch Abbey has experienced an exciting and chequered history. It owes its rapid growth in importance to a number of clever moves made by the Abbey’s directorate. Relics of Saint Nazarius were found at an early date and the Benedictine Abbey was placed under the personal pro- tection of the king. Seigniory, architectural history and the humanities are the three pillars for the outstanding importance which is today assigned Charlemagne’s former imperial abbey. THE NEW LORSCH ABBEY WORLD HERITAGE AREA In 2014, 1,250 years after the abbey was founded, a large amount of the extensive refurbishing and extension work will be completed, thus greatly enhancing the attraction and range of experiences offered by the whole site. At the heart of the three kilometre-long circuit lies the abbey hill with the Königshalle hall, ecclesiastical fragments, the abbey wall and the newly created herb garden. In addition, the former tithe barn houses an information and museum centre where the intellectual history of the location is made tangible. The newly constructed Lauresham Carolingian noble court is unique in Europe, presenting the early Mediaeval manorial system in an exciting, visual form.
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Recommended circuit through Lorsch Abbey World Heritage Area
LORSCH ABBEY WORLD HERITAGE AREA
KLOSTERHÜGEL (ABBEY HILL) (UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE SITE)
Just a few years after the abbey was founded in 764 a new abbey site was established on a glacial sand dune. As well as the three remaining buildings – Königshalle hall, fragments of the basilica and the abbey wall – a contemplative, minimalist landscape architecture shows in impressive style the architectural scope of the site.
KÖNIGSHALLE (UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE SITE)
This is the architectural highlight of the UNESCO World Heritage Area. The delightful Königshalle hall with its colourful, world-famous sandstone facade dating back to the Carolingian era is the best preserved building from that era north of the Alps. The upper floor of the building (only accessible as part of a guided tour) shows some examples of excellently preserved murals dating from various centuries.
WISSENSSPEICHER ZEHNTSCHEUNE (TITHE BARN)
Here, architectural history really comes alive. Where corn and fruits of the field were once stored, we today see remnants discovered in the Abbey hill, displayed in an appropriate archaeological setting. (Only accessible as part of a guided tour.)
HERB GARDEN ACCOMPANYING THE LORSCH PHARMACOPOEIA
Here, plants with medicinal and healing properties are to be found, just as they are listed in the Lorsch Pharmacopoeia (since 2013 an UNESCO world heritage document), marking the beginning of modern-day medicine in the western world.
MUZ MUSEUM CENTRE
The museum centre comprises two departments, one dealing with the intellectual significance of Lorsch Abbey, the other section housing the largest tobacco museum in Germany, as tobacco was grown and processed in Lorsch for more than 300 years.
THE PEONY GARDEN
The public teaching and recreational garden is dedicated to what is still today the most important medicinal plant in the Lorsch Pharmacopoeia.
BIZ VISITORS’ INFORMATION CENTRE
The educational aspects of the museum are located in the BIZ visitors’ centre. As well as housing the museum shop and offering ticket sales, BIZ is also the starting point for Lauresham guided tours.
LAURESHAM OUTDOOR LABORATORY – LIFE IN THE CAROLINGIAN AGE
What was life like for the peasants and the seigniory families during Charlemagne’s time? The Carolingian court at Lauresham was modelled on the basis of archaeological findings. Research is performed into farming, animal husbandry and crafts in the course of practical, everyday work. Here, visitors can learn a variety of interesting things about the manorial system during the Carolingian era.
ALTENMÜNSTER ABBEY (UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE SITE)
This is the initial site of the mother abbey built in 764, which had to be relinquished early on due to lack of space. Thanks to new landscape architectural design work, today’s visitors can obtain a good idea of what the site once looked like.
CULTURAL LINK-ROAD
The cultural link road connects the UNESCO World Heritage Sites of Altenmünster Abbey and Abbey hill. Old cultivated plants and a sign-posted pathway lead visitors through a natural landscape with its high level of cultural interest.
TOBACCO CURING SHED
An impressive testimony from the time of when tobacco was grown in Lorsch: the shed which was once used for curing tobacco.
ENTRY PRICES
* Reductions for schoolchildren, students, trainees, the disabled, the unemployed and holders of approved passes.Prices as of January 2014. All rights reserved.World Heritage Area bicycle fleet: Ticket price includes the use of a bicycle (depending on availability).
Entrance to the World Heritage Area is free of charge.Individual attractions can only be visited with an entry ticket.
Single entry ticket Single entry ticket Lauresham Museum Centre Museum Centre (MUZ)
Entry Normal 6 € 3 € Entry Concessions* 4 € 2 € Groups starting from 10 people / max. 20 people 4 € 2 € Families (Parents + their children 12 € 12 € under 18 years) Students in class group 4 € 2 €
* max. 20 people** Flat rate for groups of up to 10 people. Each additional person 6 € or 4 €.
Prices as of January 2014. All rights reserved.
For further information, please visit: www.welterbe-areal-kloster-lorsch.de
GUIDED TOURS Duration Prices + Entry
Short guided tour of the abbey* 1 hour 40 € (MUZ, Abbey hill, Königshalle hall) Guided tour of the abbey* (MUZ, Abbey hill, Königshalle hall) 1,5 hours 90 € Guided tour of the MUZ museum centre* 1 hour 45 € (abbey history department including special exhibitions) Guided tour of Königshalle hall* 45 min. 45 € (Architecture and history of art, indoors and outdoors) Guided tour of the tithe barn* 1 hour 60 € Guided tour of Lauresham* 2 hours 90 € Guided tour of the herb garden* 1 hours 40 € Abbey tour + tithe barn* 2,5 hours 150 € Abbey tour + tithe barn + herb garden* 3,5 hours 210 € Abbey tour + Lauresham* 3,5 hours 180 € Abbey tour + tithe barn + Lauresham* 4,5 hours 240 € Abbey tour + herb garden + Lauresham* 4,5 hours 240 € Tobacco guided tour** (Tobacco museum, tobacco field, curing shed) 1,5 hours 60 € Guided tour of town** (churches, key buildings, Nibelungensaal 1 hour 40 € and brief introduction to abbey history with Königshalle hall)
SERVICE AND INFORMATION
OPENING HOURS Tuesday - Sunday 10.00 – 17.00. Lauresham closed during winter months.
TICKETS & GUIDED TOURS – PURCHASE OF TICKETS Tickets can be purchased and guided tours booked at various locations.
BIZ visitors‘ information centre Im Klosterfeld 12-16
MIZ museum centre Nibelungenstraße 35 | D-64653 [email protected] | Tel. +49 (0)6251-10382-0
Tourist-Information NibelungenLand Altes Rathaus I Marktplatz 1 | D-64653 [email protected] | Tel. +49 (0)6251-17526-0For more information, please visit: www.welterbe-areal-kloster-lorsch.de
LORSCH ABBEY UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE SITE
From its earliest beginnings in 764 until its destruction in the Thirty Years War Lorsch Abbey has experienced an exciting and chequered history. It owes its rapid growth in importance to a number of clever moves made by the Abbey’s directorate. Relics of Saint Nazarius were found at an early date and the Benedictine Abbey was placed under the personal pro-tection of the king. Seigniory, architectural history and the humanities are the three pillars for the outstanding importance which is today assigned Charlemagne’s former imperial abbey.
THE NEW LORSCH ABBEY WORLD HERITAGE AREA
In 2014, 1,250 years after the abbey was founded, a large amount of the extensive refurbishing and extension work will be completed, thus greatly enhancing the attraction and range of experiences offered by the whole site. At the heart of the three kilometre-long circuit lies the abbey hill with the Königshalle hall, ecclesiastical fragments, the abbey wall and the newly created herb garden. In addition, the former tithe barn houses an information and museum centre where the intellectual history of the location is made tangible. The newly constructed Lauresham Carolingian noble court is unique in Europe, presenting the early Mediaeval manorial system in an exciting, visual form.
CONTACT | INFORMATION | RESERVATIONS
Tourist-Information NibelungenLandMarktplatz 1 | D-64653 LorschTel. +49 (0)6251-175260 Fax +49 (0)[email protected]
Lorsch Culture and Tourism DepartmentStiftstraße 1 | D-64653 LorschTel. +49 (0)6251-5967-501 Fax +49 (0)[email protected]
OUR TOURISM PARNTERSTourismus Service Bergstrasse e.V.Großer Markt 9 | D-64646 HeppenheimTel. +49 (0)6252-131170 Fax +49 (0)[email protected]
Odenwald Tourismus GmbHMarktplatz 1 | D-64720 MichelstadtTel. +49 (0)6061-965970 Fax +49 (0)[email protected]
FOOD & DRINK
Whether on the Marktplatz or by Königshalle hall, in the shade of old half-timbered buildings or in cosy vaulted cellars, Lorsch offers you plenty of opportunities for fine dining and relaxation in restaurants, cafés and bistros. Good wines from the region or a freshly brewed beer make your enjoyment complete.
OUR TIP Ask for details of our ‘Gourmet experience’, an exclusive dinner that takes in four of the town’s best restaurants | [email protected] our ‘Finest herbal truffles made according to the Lorsch Pharmacopoeia’Süße Werkstatt | Römerstraße 8 | Tel. +49 (0)6251-56821 | www.suesse-werkstatt.de
SHOPPING
Regional specialities, local products and original souvenirs – they’re all waiting to be discovered on a stroll through Lorsch town centre. Take time to get to know the town!
OUR TIP A ticket for the World Heritage Site gives you interesting discounts in selected shops.
OVERNIGHT ACCOMMODATION
As early as 1,250 years ago, monks, beggars and pilgrims, kings, emperors and popes all visited Lorsch. And they stayed with the people who lived here: the monks. Accommodation is waiting for you here, too, in private homes, guest houses and boutique hotels; and other towns nearby offer accommodation in hotels of all categories just 10 minutes away.
INFO Tourist-Information [email protected] | Tel. +49 (0)6251-17526-0
MANY CYCLE PATHS LEAD TO LORSCH
Several local and regional cycle routes intersect in Lorsch. For example, there’s the R9 Hessen Cycle Route and the World Heritage Cycle Tour 2. Lorsch is the ideal starting point for a cycle tour along the region’s picturesque Bergstrasse mountain route.For mountain bikers, we recommend the Geopark Odenwald tours.
SERVICE FOR CYCLING ENTHUSIASTS
For the more energetic visitors, Lorsch offers cycle parking spaces in the town centre, and there’s also a battery charging station for e-bikes. If you need a bike while you’re here, three cycle shops and a cycle hire point are on hand to meet your requirements.
INFO Tourist-Information [email protected] | Tel. +49 (0)6251-17526-0OUR TIP Odenwaldbike cycle hire at the UNESCO World Heritage Area www.odenwaldbike.de
TICKET & BIKE AT THE WORLD HERITAGE AREA
Visitors to the World Heritage Area are entitled to use our World Heritage Cycle Fleet. Use of a cycle is included in the price of your ticket (according to availability). Obtainable from the MUZ museum centre or the BIZ visitor information centre.
INFO Tourist-Information [email protected] | Tel. +49 (0)6251-17526-0
WINE EXPERIENCE WITH A MASTER WINE GROWER
Tantalize your taste buds and indulge yourself with an extravagant wine tasting. Discover the wide variety of wines produced in our region – the ideal accompaniment to a hearty meal, mild and strong cheeses, hand-made chocolate, delicately smoked dishes… Taste wines in the midst of the vine-yards or enjoy an unforgettable wine experience right at the heart of nature.
INFO Christa Guth | Tel. +49 (0)6251-8609075 | www.cg-wein.de
HEPPENHEIM
Mediaeval half-timbered houses, narrow, romantic streets in the historic town centre and idyllic squares – these are the features typical of Heppen-heim, a district administrative town famous for its wine and festival. High above, Starkenburg castle towers over proceedings. INFO Touristinfo Heppenheim | Tel. +49 (0)6252-131171 | www.heppenheim.de
HERMANNSHOF GARDENS, WEINHEIM
The mild climate that favours the growing of grapes here also makes pos-sible the cultivation of a wide range of different plants. More than 2,500 varieties of perennial shrubs can be seen in the Hermannshof gardens. Old trees and shrubs some of which are very rare in Germany are also to be found here.INFO Babostraße 5 | D-69469 Weinheim | Tel. +49 (0)6201-13652 www.sichtungsgarten-hermannshof.de
ROMAN TOWN OF LADENBURG
The ancient Roman town is a surprise to all who visit, with its almost per-fectly preserved historic town centre and the scenic surroundings between the Neckar and Odenwald. It takes you on a journey back in time through two millennia, through living history, culture and romantic flair. INFO Stadtinfo | Dr.-Carl-Benz-Platz 1 | D-68526 Ladenburg | Tel. +49 (0)6203-922603 www.ladenburg.de
FELSENMEER ‘SEA OF ROCKS’
According to legend, two giants got into an argument and started throwing granite rocks at each other. These formed the ‘sea of rocks’ near Reichen-bach. At the centre of the Bergstrasse-Odenwald Geopark nature reserve, this magical stone landscape nestling under tall beech trees invites young and old alike to climb and wonder at this amazing natural phenomenon.INFO Seifenwiesenweg 59 | D-64686 Lautertal | www.felsenmeer.org
EXCURSION INTO THE HISTORY AND PRESENT-DAY LIFE OF THE ABBEY
Upon your arrival in Lorsch, you first make for the World Heritage Area. We recommend you join in one of the regular guided tours through the abbey grounds. The museum centre will provide you with information about the abbey’s origins and history. After visiting the famous Königs-halle hall, on the abbey hill with its ecclesiastical remains, tithe barn and herb garden you will learn interesting facts about the background of the UNESCO World Heritage Site.
LUNCH IN THE SHADE OF THE WORLD HERITAGE SITE
We recommend a leisurely lunch in one of the restaurants – many have a summer terrace – in the centre of Lorsch, perhaps even with a look inside Königshalle hall.
IN THE CAROLINGIAN VILLAGE
In the afternoon, you can set off on foot or with a bicycle hired from the World Heritage Fleet to visit Lauresham, a Carolingian village where you will see what life was like for the townspeople and the families of the lord of the manor at the time of Charlemagne. After this visit, you will have time for a walk along the World Heritage Site circuit, past Altenmünster Abbey and the former tobacco shed.
A SOUVENIR FROM LORSCH
To round off your day, there is still time for a stroll through the pretty town of Lorsch, where in addition to convivial cafés you will be enticed by fine regional specialities such as herbal truffles and Lorsch maize corn bread.
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