Loccum is a village situated about 50 km north west of

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in the district of Nienburg in Lower-Saxony,

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. It has been a part of the

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Rehburg-Loccum Rehburg-Loccum () is a town 50 km north west of Hanover in the district of Nienburg in Lower Saxony, Germany. Geography Geographical location Rehburg-Loccum borders the Steinhude Lake. The closest cities are Wunstorf and Neustadt in the ...

since 1974. Loccum covers an area of 32 km² with a population of about 3166 people (2003).

Loccum Abbey Loccum Abbey (Kloster Loccum) is a Lutheran monastery in the town of Rehburg-Loccum, Lower Saxony, near Steinhude Lake. History Originating as a foundation of Count Wilbrand of Hallermund, Loccum Abbey was settled from Volkenroda Abbey under th ...

was founded in 1163 by Cistercian monks from Volkenroda Abbey in

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. It is one of the best preserved buildings of its kind in

. It became a

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around 1600. In Loccum there is a

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academy for prospective

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