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Village of Springe in Lower Saxony, Germany
Bennigsen
Village of Springe
Coat of arms of BennigsenCoat of arms
Location of Bennigsen
Bennigsen is located in GermanyBennigsenBennigsen Show map of GermanyBennigsen is located in Lower SaxonyBennigsenBennigsen Show map of Lower Saxony
Coordinates: 52°14′20″N 9°40′10″E / 52.23889°N 9.66944°E / 52.23889; 9.66944
CountryGermany
StateLower Saxony
DistrictHanover
TownSpringe
Elevation80 m (260 ft)
Population
 • Total4,052
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes31832
Dialling codes05045

Bennigsen is a village near Springe in the district of Hanover in Lower Saxony, Germany. Since 1974 it has been administered by the municipality of Springe.

The Hanover–Altenbeken railway runs through the village with the local railstation being served by the S5 line of the Hanover S-Bahn network. Former Premier Baseball League team Bennigsen Beavers is based there. Famous people of Bennigsen include 19th century national liberal politician Rudolf von Bennigsen, a member of the eponymous noble family. In 2016, Voice of Germany winner Jamie-Lee Kriewitz from Bennigsen was selected to represent Germany at the Eurovision Song Contest.

References

  1. Hans Herzfeld (1955). "Bennigsen, Karl Wilhelm Rudolf von". Neue Deutsche Biographie (in German). Vol. 2 (Behaim–Bürkel). pp. 50–52.
  2. "Jamie-Lee singt für Deutschland". Neue Presse (in German). 25 February 2016. Retrieved 25 February 2016.

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