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Herkenrode Abbey prides itself on a magnificent history which begins in 1182 in the centre of the county of Loon. In 1217 Herkenrode Abbey became the first women’s abbey . The noble ladies who controlled the abbey for centuries also left their mark on the region. The abbey subsequently became a popular place of pilgrimage. Until the French Revolution, the abbey experienced alternate periods of violent decline and phenomenal prosperity. By 1796, the nuns were forced to leave their abbey. After 1820 the abbey church, the cloister and a large part of the original monastery building were either burnt down or demolished.
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