Bennigsen

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.

Bennigsen
Coat of arms of Bennigsen
Location of Bennigsen
Bennigsen  is located in Germany
Bennigsen
Bennigsen
Bennigsen  is located in Lower Saxony
Bennigsen
Bennigsen
Coordinates: 52°14′20″N 9°40′10″E
CountryGermany
StateLower Saxony
DistrictHanover
TownSpringe
Elevation
80 m (260 ft)
Population
 (2019)
  Total4,052
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
31832
Dialling codes05045

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.[1] In 2016, Voice of Germany winner Jamie-Lee Kriewitz from Bennigsen was selected to represent Germany at the Eurovision Song Contest.[2]

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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