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Loccum is a village situated about 50 km north west of Hanover in the district of Nienburg in Lower-Saxony, Germany. It has been a part of the city of Rehburg-Loccum since 1974. Loccum covers an area of 32 km² with a population of about 3166 people (2003).
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Loccum Abbey was founded in 1163 by Cistercian monks from Volkenroda Abbey in Thuringia. It is one of the best preserved buildings of its kind in Germany. It became a Lutheran monastery around 1600.
In Loccum there is a Protestant academy for prospective ministers.
External links[edit]
- (in German) Loccum Abbey
- (in German) Rehburg-Loccum
52°27′N 9°09′E / 52.450°N 9.150°E