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
Location of Bennigsen
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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