LORCH

lorch, a town in the kingdom of wurttemberg, on the rems, 26 m. e. from stuttgart by the railway to nordlingen. pop. (1905) 3033. it possesses a fine protestant church dating from the 12th century. its industries include carriage-building and the manufacture of cement and paper. on the marienberg lying above the town stands the former benedictine monastery of lorch, founded about 1108 by frederick of hohenstaufen, and in 1563 converted into an evangelical college. here schiller passed a portion of his school days. the church contains several tombs of the hohenstaufen family. the roman _limes_ began at lorch and roman remains have been found in the neighbourhood of the town. see kirn, _fuhrer durch das kloster lorch_ (lorch, 1888); and steimle, _kastell lorch_ (heidelberg, 1897).