- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
- Elevation
- 341 m
- above sea level
- Airports
- STR Stuttgart Airport37 km
- FMM Memmingen Allgau Airport98 km
About Lorch Monastery
Lorch Monastery is a tourist attraction. Location: Lorch, Ostalbkreis.
Lorch Abbey (German: Kloster Lorch) was a Benedictine monastery in Lorch from 1102 to 1556 and again from 1630 to 1648. It was originally the house monastery of the Staufer dynasty. Today, many of its buildings remain and are open to visitors.
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At a glance
- Built
- 1102
Source: Wikidata
Photos of Lorch Monastery
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Climate of Lorch Monastery
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–September.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 8° · Night 1° · Rain 78 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 24°)
- Coldest month
- January (night -2°)
- Wettest month
- June (105 mm)
- Driest month
- February (67 mm)
Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).
Show values as a table
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 4° | 5° | 9° | 13° | 19° | 21° | 24° | 23° | 19° | 14° | 8° | 5° |
| Average low (°C) | -2° | -2° | 1° | 4° | 8° | 11° | 13° | 13° | 9° | 5° | 1° | -1° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 71 | 67 | 69 | 69 | 86 | 105 | 94 | 81 | 69 | 76 | 78 | 81 |
Other places to visit in this season: June July August September
How to get to Lorch Monastery
The nearest airport is Stuttgart Airport (STR), 37 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Stuttgart, 39 km to the west.
Airports
- Stuttgart Airport (STR) Stuttgart 37 kmwest
- Memmingen Allgau Airport (FMM) Memmingen 98 kmsoutheast
- Mannheim-City Airport (MHG) Mannheim 115 kmnorthwest
Nearby large cities
- Stuttgart Population: 612.7K 39 kmwest
- Ulm Population: 120.5K 49 kmsoutheast
- Reutlingen Population: 112.6K 50 kmsouthwest
- Heilbronn Population: 120.7K 52 kmnorthwest
- Pforzheim Population: 119.3K 74 kmwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Lorch Monastery
Within 100 km: 1,023 historic and cultural sites, 3,549 natural sites, 770 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km371 places
- Leinecksee Lake 5 kmN
- Ebnisee Lake 15 kmNW
- Reichenbachsee Lake 9 kmNE
- Waldsee Lake 20 kmN
25–60 km1,781 places
- Hessental Concentration Camp Historic site 34 kmN
- Lauter River 27 kmSW
- Lauter River 45 kmS
- Pfaffensee Lake 44 kmW
60–100 km3,190 places
- Umpfer River 83 kmN
- Elsenz River 94 kmNW
- Zusam River 78 kmE
- Uzbach River 89 kmN
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Kastell Lorch Historic site, Lorch1.1 km W
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Bühl Mountain, Lorch1.4 km NW
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Kleinkastell Kleindeinbach Historic site, Schwäbisch Gmünd3.8 km E -
Laundry Castle Historic site, Wäschenbeuren3.5 km S
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Schweizerbach River, Baden-Wurttemberg1 km E
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Kleinkastell Freimühle Historic site, Schwäbisch Gmünd4.5 km E
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Finsterhalde Mountain, Schwäbisch Gmünd3.2 km NE
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Aimersbach River, Baden-Wurttemberg1.4 km W
Nearest towns and villages
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Lorch Town, Lorch0.8 km W
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Oberkirneck Village, Lorch1.8 km S
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Wäschenbeuren Village, Landkreis Göppingen4.5 km S
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Bruck Village, Lorch2.1 km N
Sources & licences
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