Bennigsen is a village near
Springe
Springe is a town in the district of Hanover, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated near the Deister hills, southwest of Hanover.
Town structure
* Springe (core settlement, seat of the mayor), population 13,184
* Bennigsen, population ...
in the
district of Hanover in Lower Saxony, Germany. Since 1974 it has been administered by the municipality of Springe.
The
Hanover–Altenbeken railway
The Hanover–Altenbeken railway is a two-track electrified main line in the German states of Lower Saxony and North Rhine-Westphalia. It is now a part of the Hanover S-Bahn network.
History
The railway line was built by the Hanover-Altenbeke ...
runs through the village with the local railstation being served by the S5 line of the
Hanover S-Bahn
The Hanover S-Bahn (in German: ''S-Bahn Hannover'') is an S-Bahn network operated by DB Regio and Transdev Hannover in the area of Hanover in the German state capital of Lower Saxony. It went operational shortly before Expo 2000 and is focused on ...
network. Former
Premier Baseball League team
Bennigsen Beavers is based there. Famous people of Bennigsen include 19th century
national liberal
National liberalism is a variant of liberalism, combining liberal policies and issues with elements of nationalism. Historically, national liberalism has also been used in the same meaning as conservative liberalism (right-liberalism).
A seri ...
politician
Rudolf von Bennigsen
Karl Wilhelm Rudolf von Bennigsen (10 July 1824, Lüneburg – 7 August 1902, Bennigsen near Springe) was a German politician descended from an old Hanoverian family.
Biography
Bennigsen was born at Lüneburg on 10 July 1824. He was desce ...
, a member of the eponymous noble family. In 2016,
Voice of Germany winner
Jamie-Lee Kriewitz
Jamie-Lee Kriewitz (; born 18 March 1998), better known by the mononym Jamie-Lee, is a German singer and activist. Born and raised in Bennigsen, Hanover, she performed as a member of the German children choir Joyful Noise before auditioning for t ...
from Bennigsen was selected to represent Germany at the
Eurovision Song Contest.
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Hanover Region
Villages in Lower Saxony