Lamspringe is a village and a municipality in the district of Hildesheim, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated approximately 20 km south of Hildesheim. Since 1 November 2016, the former municipalities Harbarnsen, Neuhof, Sehlem and Woltershausen are part of the municipality Lamspringe.

Lamspringe
Municipality
Main street
Coat of arms
Location of Lamspringe within Hildesheim district
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Coordinates: 51°57′N 10°00′E
Country	Germany
State	Lower Saxony
District	Hildesheim
Government
• Mayor (2021–26)	Andreas Humbert[1]
Area
• Total	70.46 km2 (27.20 sq mi)
Elevation	211 m (692 ft)
Population  (2020-12-31)[2]
• Total	5,610
• Density	80/km2 (210/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	31195
Vehicle registration	HI
Website	www.lamspringe.de

It was known historically as the seat of the former Lamspringe Abbey, of which the church and other buildings remain.

Lamspringe was the seat of the former Samtgemeinde ("collective municipality") Lamspringe.

Sons and daughters of the place

• Kurt Hotmeyer (1905-1967), SS doctor
• Richard Mühe (1929-2009), watchmaker and physicist
• Lothar Hampe (born 1946), politician (CDU)

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