Zisterzienserinnenkloster Rinteln, später Benediktinerinnen

The convent was founded between 1203 and 1208 in Bischoperode by Count Adolf III of Schaumburg and Holstein. Around 1225/30, the community was relocated by Count Adolf IV, first to Alt-Rinteln and then around 1238 to its current site in Rinteln. The nuns already lived according to the Benedictine Rule but continued to seek official recognition by the Cistercian Order. Following the introduction of the Reformation in the County of Schaumburg in 1559, the convent was dissolved in 1563 at its own request. From 1621, the buildings served as the location for the Alma Ernestina, a university that closed in 1809. Later, St. Jacob's Church became a garrison church, and from 1817, the former convent buildings housed the academic gymnasium Ernestinum Rinteln. A fire in 1857 damaged the church, which was subsequently renovated. In the late 19th century, most of the former convent wings were demolished, leaving only St. Jacob's Church today.

The Rinteln convent is located in the town of Rinteln in the Schaumburg region, Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated at an elevation of approximately 62 meters above sea level.

The former convent church of St. Jacob is today the only surviving building of the original complex. It serves as a parish church and is a testament to early Gothic architecture.

• Adelshof Prinzenhof (manor house, approx. 78 m away)
• Adelshof Eulenburg (castle, approx. 116 m away)
• Burghof Rinteln (castle, approx. 304 m away)
• Adelshof Münchhausen (manor house, approx. 310 m away)