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Luccaburg Castle was an early medieval lowland castle near Loccum. The tower hill castle of the Counts of Lucca, dating from the 11th/12th century, is recognizable as a massive, round earthen mound. Parts of the 2 m wide circular wall are preserved. A Count Burchard of Lucca is mentioned in documents around 1113 and 1130. His daughter, Beatrice of Lucca, married Count Wilbrand of Hallermund, who thus became his successor and heir. In 1163, he donated the surrounding land to Cistercian monks for the establishment of Loccum Abbey. Luccaburg Castle can only be reached on foot or by bike. Source: https://www.mittelweser-tourismus.de/poi/luccaburg/

On the round trip around Lake Steinhude you also follow the Hagenburg Canal for a while or even cross it

The Luccaburg was an early medieval lowland castle near Loccum. The tower hill castle of the Counts of Lucca from the 11th/12th century can be recognized as a mighty, round mound of earth. Parts of the 2 m wide ring wall have been preserved. A Count Burchard of Lucca is mentioned in documents around 1113 and 1130. His daughter Beatrice of Lucca married Count Wilbrand of Hallermund, who thus became his successor and heir. In 1163 he donated the surrounding land to Cistercian monks to found the Loccum monastery. The Luccaburg can only be reached on foot or by bike. Source: https://www.mittelweser-tourismus.de/poi/luccaburg/

The later manor emerged from one or more farms. The two-story manor house is striking, surrounded by a wide moat and accessible via three bridges. The basement and ground floor are made of quarry stone masonry - largely unplastered - while the high upper floor is a half-timbered building with plastered compartments. The building was probably built in the 16th century. As a half-timbered building, it is one of the older manor houses in the Calenberger Land. Beginning of the 17th century. The (first) renovations have been carried out, which is indicated by a bay window on the east side designed in the Renaissance style with "1611" as the year of construction. In 1866, further renovations were carried out in the neo-Gothic style, with parts of the external masonry being massively replaced and the stone stair tower, a gallery, a bay window and a turret being added. The manor includes a spacious park with old trees. The avenue that begins behind the park and leads to the Munzeler Mark forest is remarkable. The manor goes back to property owned by the Counts of Schaumburg, who gave it out as a fiefdom. This was associated with a seat in the knight's curia of the Calenberg state estates (state parliament) and exemption from the sovereign's service obligations. In 1743 Georg Reinhard Langwerth v. Simmern, ancestor of the current owners, the manor. Source: https://www.barsinghausen.de/portal/seiten/wichtringhausen-903000177-20002.html

The Luccaburg gave the present-day town of Loccum its name. The castle complex was once located on a circular hill. The actual ruins of the castle now lie half a meter below ground level. The walls that can be seen today are a memorial to Prior Franzen. The castle itself had probably already been abandoned when the monks from Volkenroda settled in this area and founded their monastery here. The site was given to them in 1163 by the then lord of the castle, Wulbrand von Hallersmund.

The paths in the monastery forest around the Luccaburg invite you to run,

I almost cycled past it. Unforgivable if you overlook such a sight. https://rittergut-wichtringhausen.de/

From the bridge there are beautiful views in both directions.