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.
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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 | Andreas Humbert[1] |
Area | |
• Total | 70.46 km2 (27.20 sq mi) |
Elevation | 211 m (692 ft) |
Population (2018-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 5,627 |
• Density | 80/km2 (210/sq mi) |
Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) |
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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