The Altenmünster is only a ruin. It was the original monastery (or entrance monastery) on the Weschnitz, founded by the gauges Cancor and his mother Williswind. In 764 it was handed over to Archbishop Chrodegang of Metz. Due to the rapid importance of the monastery was carried out a few years later, the move to the site of the monastery Lorsch.

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August 6, 2019

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When exploring the history of the Lorsch Monastery this facility inevitably belongs to it. Even if only the foundation walls are visible, there is a more than 1000-year history of history before us.

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Dieter ODW

December 4, 2019

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This was the original monastery complex, which was first mentioned in documents in 764. For reasons of space, the site was soon abandoned and a larger abbey was built on the neighboring monastery hill. A landscape architectural design gives an idea of the former facility.
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