Tags: World Heritage Site.
The Abbey of Lorsch (German: Reichsabtei Lorsch; Latin: Laureshamense Monasterium called also Laurissa and Lauresham) is a former Imperial Abbey in Lorsch Germany about 10 km east of Worms one of the most renowned monasteries of the Carolingian Empire. Even in its ruined state its remains are among the most important pre-Romanesque–Carolingian style buildings in Germany.