Wennigsen

Wennigsen is a municipality in the district of Hanover, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated near the Deister hills, approx. 15 km southwest of Hanover.

Wennigsen
Municipality
Coat of arms of Wennigsen
Coat of arms
Location of Wennigsen within Hanover district
Wennigsen is located in Germany
Wennigsen
Wennigsen
Wennigsen is located in Lower Saxony
Wennigsen
Wennigsen
Coordinates: 52°16′27″N 9°34′15″E
CountryGermany
StateLower Saxony
DistrictHanover
Subdivisions8 districts
Government
 • Mayor (2021–26) Ingo Klokemann[1] (SPD)
Area
 • Total53.78 km2 (20.76 sq mi)
Elevation
99 m (325 ft)
Population
 (2021-12-31)[2]
 • Total14,043
 • Density260/km2 (680/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
30974
Dialling codes05103, 05109,
05105, 05045
Vehicle registrationH
Websitewww.wennigsen.de

Geography

Wennigsen borders on (from north and clockwise) Gehrden, Ronnenberg, Springe and Barsinghausen. The highest elevation is the Bröhn, the highest hill of the Deister with 405 meters.

History

The founding date of Wennigsen is unknown. It possibly dates back to 5th to 8th century. The first dated occurrence (1199 to 1206) is a copy of a certificate from bishop Hartbert of Hildesheim. At this time there was a settlement of Bernhard, earl of Poppenburg, in Wennigsen. He had three roses each with five leaves in his coat of arms. Today Wennigsen bears one of them in its coat of arms.

During the Thirty Years' War Wennigsen was near to be completely destroyed.

Duke George William of Hanover (later of Brunswick-Lüneburg) split the Großvogtei Calenberg and founded a new Amt Calenberg in which Wennigsen became court place. The Magistrates' Court of Wennigsen still exists.

Town hall Wennigsen (Deister)
Adolph Freiherr Knigge

Notable people

References
  1. "Stichwahlen zu Direktwahlen in Niedersachsen vom 26. September 2021" (PDF). Landesamt für Statistik Niedersachsen. 13 October 2021.
  2. "LSN-Online Regionaldatenbank, Tabelle A100001G: Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes, Stand 31. Dezember 2021" (in German). Landesamt für Statistik Niedersachsen.
  3. "Knigge, Adolf Franz Friedrich" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 15 (11th ed.). 1911. p. 850.
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