Lamspringe

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
Main street
Coat of arms
Location of Lamspringe within Hildesheim district
LandwehrSehlemSehlemNeuhofGronauGronauRhedenBrüggen
Lamspringe
Lamspringe
Coordinates: 51°57′N 10°00′E
CountryGermany
StateLower Saxony
DistrictHildesheim
Government
  MayorAndreas Humbert[1]
Area
  Total70.46 km2 (27.20 sq mi)
Elevation
211 m (692 ft)
Population
 (2019-12-31)[2]
  Total5,592
  Density79/km2 (210/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
31195
Vehicle registrationHI
Websitewww.lamspringe.de

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

Lamspringe Church of former monastery

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)

References

Media related to Lamspringe at Wikimedia Commons


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