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Addressed to Wikhoven, Rekem, Belgium. Stamp 2x 10 pfennning German Lans N ° Stanley Gibbons N ° 1050 Year of issue 1951 Maria Laach Abbey is located in the Eifel area southwest of the Laacher See near Andernach (Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany). The abbey church is one of the most important buildings in the Stauphic style. The place name Laach owes its name to the volcanic lake located there (the name "laach" is derived from the old High German word "lacha", from Latin "lacus" = namely "lake"). The abbey was originally called Laach Abbey until around 1862 the Jesuits added the name "Maria" to it. Its Latin name is Abbatia (Maria) ad Lacum or Abbatia (Maria) Lacensis. Directly behind the abbey is the military cemetery, where thirty-six German soldiers - killed in World War II - are buried.
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