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Freilichtlabor Lauresham

© Carl Dewald
© Stadt Lorsch
© Stadt Lorsch

Freilichtlabor Lauresham

address
Nibelungenstraße 35
64653 Lorsch
Phone
+49 (0) 6251 86 92 00
eMail
info@kloster-lorsch.de
Web
https://kloster-lorsch.de/freilichtlabor
Opening hours

March – October 26, 2025
PUBLIC TOURS: TUE – SUN | 11 a.m., minimum 2 people; duration: approx. 90 minutes
NOT GUIDED TOURS: SUN only & on public holidays | 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.
 

November – February: Tours upon request; duration: approx. 90 minutes

Entrance fees
€7 | reduced €5 | Family ticket €16.50 (2 adults, max. 4 children up to 16 years old)

Public tour on Sundays: + €3 per ticket
Sector
Archaeology; History
Category
Museums; UNESCO World Heritage; Castles & Palaces, Gardens & Parks
Sponsor
Land Hessen
Founded
2012
Focus of collection
Archaeology
Location
Kreis Bergstraße
Information

The open-air laboratory Lauresham lies at the core of the newly designed and extended UNESCO World heritage Kloster Lorsch, the monastery in Lorsch. The walk-in 1:1 model spans an area of 4,1 hectare and opened in 2014. It explains the complex topic of the manorial system which is essential to an understanding of the early medieval social structure. Lauresham is an ideal-typical centralised farm of the 8th / 9th century and furthermore a forum for experimental archaeological research to test different manual and agricultural working techniques.