Rehburg-Loccum

Infobox German Location
Art = Stadt
Wappen = Stadtwappen der Stadt Rehburg-Loccum.pnglat_deg = 52 |lat_min = 27 |lat_sec = 3
lon_deg = 9 |lon_min = 12 |lon_sec = 28
Lageplan =
Bundesland = Niedersachsen
Landkreis = Nienburg
Höhe = 38
Fläche = 99.99
Einwohner = 10796
Stand = 2006
PLZ = 31547
PLZ-alt = 3056
Vorwahl = 05037, 05766 (Loccum)
Kfz = NI
Gemeindeschlüssel = 03 2 56 025
Gliederung = 5 districts
Straße = Heidtorstraße 2
Website = [http://www.rehburg-loccum.de/ www.rehburg-loccum.de]
Bürgermeister = Dieter Hüsemann
Partei = Independent

Rehburg-Loccum is a city 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 district of Hanover, Petershagen/Weser in the district of Minden-Lübbecke/North Rhine-Westphalia, Landesbergen in the district of Nienburg, and Niedernwöhren and Sachsenhagen in the district of Schaumburg.

Division of the town

Rehberg-Loccum was founded in 1974 out of the city Rehburg and the neighbouring villages Loccum, Münchehagen, Bad Rehburg, and Winzlar as a consequence of a community restructuring legislation enacted by the federal state government of Lower-Saxony. The Steinhude Lake Nature Reserve spans part of the city area.

Education

The city council runs kindergartens in most parts of the city. There is one primary school each in Münchehagen and Rehburg. A secondary school is located in Loccum. The regional public library can be found in Rehburg.

Culture

A museum was established showing the history of hydrotherapy in the former health resort Bad Rehburg which was used by members of the House of Hanover. The best-known institution of the city is the Cloister of Loccum hosting various classical concerts throughout the year. Rehburg, Loccum, and Münchehagen have youth clubs.

A social club focussing on customs, costumes, and heritage preservation runs a small local museum about the history of Rehburg. The museum shows historical pictures and exhibits.

The town hall in Rehburg is a popular venue for larger social and cultural events.

Sightseeing, tourism & leisure

The most spectactular attraction is Germany's largest outdoor dinosaur park in Münchehagen showing fossil footprints of a herd of dinosaurs that walked through this area around 130 million years ago. The park has 150 life-size models of dinosaurs including the terrifying allosaurus and a seismosaurus about 45m long.

Rehburg-Loccum is surrounded by fields and forest. It is a popular destination for bikers and walkers who enjoy quiet.

External links

* [http://www.rehburg-loccum.de City Rehburg-Loccum]
* [http://www.dinopark.de/engl/dinopark.html Dinosaur Park Münchehagen]