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The text related to the cultural heritage 'Abbey and Altenmünster of Lorsch' has mentioned 'Abbey' in the following places:
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| It curiously combines some elements of the Roman triumphal arch (arch-shaped passageways, half-columns) with the vernacular Teutonic heritage (baseless triangles of the blind arcade, polychromatic masonry).LocationLorsch, Bergstraxc3x9fe, Hesse, GermanyPart ofAbbey and Altenmxc3xbcnster of LorschCriteriaCultural:xc2xa0 (iii), (iv)Reference515bis-001Inscription1991 (15th session)Area3.11xc2xa0ha (7.7 acres)Bufferxc2xa0zone14.825xc2xa0ha (36.63 acres)Websitewww.kloster-lorsch.de/enCoordinates49xc2xb039xe2x80xb213xe2x80xb3N 8xc2xb034xe2x80xb211xe2x80xb3Exefxbbxbf / xefxbbxbf49.65361xc2xb0N 8.56972xc2xb0Exefxbbxbf / 49.65361; 8.56972Coordinates: 49xc2xb039xe2x80xb213xe2x80xb3N 8xc2xb034xe2x80xb211xe2x80xb3Exefxbbxbf / xefxbbxbf49.65361xc2xb0N 8.56972xc2xb0Exefxbbxbf / 49.65361; 8.56972Location of Lorsch Abbey in HesseShow map of HesseLorsch Abbey (Germany)Show map of Germany | WIKI |
| Lorsch Abbey, otherwise the Imperial Abbey of Lorsch (German: Reichsabtei Lorsch; Latin: Laureshamense Monasterium or Laurissa), is a former Imperial abbey in Lorsch, Germany, about 10xc2xa0km (6.2xc2xa0mi) east of Worms. | WIKI |
| In 1991 the ruined abbey was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. | WIKI |
| Contents 1 Historic names 2 History 2.1 Founding 2.2 Influence 2.3 Later history 2.4 Destruction of the abbey 3 See also 4 Notes 5 References 6 External links | WIKI |
| The abbey was founded in 764 by the Frankish Count Cancor and his widowed mother Williswinda as a proprietary church (Eigenkirche) and monastery on their estate, Laurissa. | WIKI |
| The pious founders enriched the new abbey by further donations. | WIKI |
| To make the abbey popular as a shrine and a place of pilgrimage, Chrodegang obtained from Pope Paul I the body of Saint Nazarius, martyred at Rome with three companions under Diocletian. | WIKI |
| That same year, there was a dispute about property rights between Gundeland and Cancor's son, and the abbey was moved to an Ice Age dune, a few hundred metres from its original location on a small island in the Weschnitz. | WIKI |
| Gundeland gave the abbey with all his properties to the king, turning it into a Royal abbey. | WIKI |
| The abbey and basilica were then renamed in honour of Saint Nazarius: the main church of Saints Peter, Paul, and Nazarius was consecrated by the Archbishop of Mainz in September 774, in the presence of Charlemagne. | WIKI |
| In 876, shortly after the death of Ludwig der Deutsche (Louis the German), the abbey became the burial place for the first "German" king. | WIKI |
| Popes and emperors repeatedly favoured the abbey with privileges and estates ranging from the Alps to the North Sea, so that in a short time it became not only immensely rich, but also a seat of political influence. | WIKI |
| From 895-956, the abbey was not allowed to elect its own abbots: they were appointed by the king. | WIKI |
| A confrontation between ruler and abbot about the construction of the castle of Starkenburg within view of the abbey resulted in abbot Udalrich confronting the king at Trebur with 1,200 armed riders. | WIKI |
| The abbey, enjoying sovereign territorial rights, became implicated in several local feuds and in a number of wars. | WIKI |
| After 46 Benedictine abbots had governed the abbey, Conrad, the last of them, was deposed by Pope Gregory IX in 1226, and through the influence of Friedrich II (Frederick II), Lorsch came into the possession of Siegfried III, Archbishop of Mainz, in 1232, ending the period of Lorsch's cultural and political independence. | WIKI |
| In 1248, Premonstratensian canons from Allerheiligen Abbey were given charge of the monastery with the sanction of Pope Celestine IV. | WIKI |
| In 1461, the abbey was mortgaged to the Electoral Palatinate. | WIKI |
| The remaining members of the abbey's religious community were pensioned off and sent away. | WIKI |
| Destruction of the abbey[edit] | WIKI |
| In 1621, Spanish troops pillaged the abbey and most of the buildings at Lorsch were pulled down. | WIKI |
| However, the abbey remained a ruin and served as a source of building materials for the whole region. | WIKI |
| Whole villages in the region were laid in ruins, the homes of the peasantry were burned, and the French soldiers torched the old abbey buildings. | WIKI |
| It is a reminder of the past grandeur of an abbey founded around 764. | UNESCO |
| In the case of the Abbey and Altenmxc3xbcnster of Lorsch, the integrity is related to the architectural remains, i.e. | UNESCO |
| The Abbey wall and the commercial constructions following the heyday of the Abbey provide an example and xe2x80x93 to a certain extent xe2x80x93 represent symbols of the rise, glory, and fall of one of Europexe2x80x99s great Abbeys, of which not one has remained preserved. | UNESCO |
| Never having been superstructured, at least two thirds of the Abbeyxe2x80x99s area represents an intact archaeological site, preserving the material relics of more than 800 years of monastic life. | UNESCO |
| The Abbey and Altenmxc3xbcnster of Lorsch fulfils the conditions of authenticity through the preserved buildings themselves, in particular through the xe2x80x9cKxc3xb6nigshallexe2x80x9d, which still represents the best preserved and largely intact surviving example of architecture of the Carolingian era in Central Europe. | UNESCO |
| The laws and regulations of the Federal Republic of Germany and the State of Hesse guarantee the consistent protection of the Abbey and Altenmxc3xbcnster of Lorsch and its surroundings. | UNESCO |
| The State Administration for Palaces and Gardens of Hesse is in charge of the management of the Abbey, the city of Lorsch is responsible for the Altenmxc3xbcnster. | UNESCO |