Nibelungen

		Lorsch Lorsch has two links to the Nibelungenlied: Ute, Kriemhild's mother, is said to have donated the wealthy Lorsch Monastery and to have built her widow's residence nearby. And Kriemhild moved back to Lorsch after Siegfried's death and laid her beloved husband to rest in the Minster - in a long coffin, so the saga goes. Around 1200, anyone who had been educated knew about the extensive economic, political and cultural importance of Lorsch Monastery, which was in fact founded by a Lady, in 764. This Lady was called Williswinda, the wife of the first traceable member of the Robertians, from whom the Capetian dynasty of French kings descended. Lorsch was also the burial place of a king, a whole dynasty even: between 876 and 882 Louis the German, his son King Louis the Younger and his son Hugo were buried in a specially constructed building. Today the only evidence of this prosperous past is the so-called "Kings' Hall", a fragment of the old minster and part of the monastery wall. The rest of the site was destroyed after the abolition of the monastery in 1557. The contents of the library were spread around the world. The monastery has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1991. More information on Lorsch

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Lorsch