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.

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Bennigsen
Village of Springe
Coat of arms
Location of Bennigsen
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Coordinates: 52°14′20″N 9°40′10″E
Country	Germany
State	Lower Saxony
District	Hanover
Town	Springe
Elevation	80 m (260 ft)
Population  (2019)
• Total	4,052
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	31832
Dialling codes	05045

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

External links

• Official website (in German)