Pöhlde is a village in southern Lower Saxony

Lower Saxony

Lower Saxony is a German state situated in north-western Germany and is second in area and fourth in population among the sixteen states of Germany...

 in Germany

Germany

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. It is part of the town Herzberg am Harz

Herzberg am Harz

Herzberg am Harz is a town in the Osterode district of Lower Saxony, Germany.- History :Herzberg castle was first mentioned in 1154. The town was part of the state of Brunswick-Grubenhagen, and the castle was for some time used as a residence by the dukes...

. It has a population of 2207 (1 October 2006). Archaeological excavation has revealed traces of settlement dating to the 2nd through 4th centuries AD. The town is noted for its Benedictine

Benedictine

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 (later Premonstratensian

Premonstratensian

The Order of Canons Regular of Prémontré, also known as the Premonstratensians, the Norbertines, or in Britain and Ireland as the White Canons , are a Catholic religious order of canons regular founded at Prémontré near Laon in 1120 by Saint Norbert, who later became Archbishop of Magdeburg...

) abbey

Pöhlde Abbey

Pöhlde Abbey was a Premonstratensian monastery at Pöhlde, now a small village and part of the town of Herzberg am Harz, in Lower Saxony, Germany.-History:...

. The Annals of Pöhlde, an important 12th century historical text, were composed here.