Lamspringe

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Lamspringe
Coat of arms Location
Coat of arms of Lamspringe
Lamspringe (Germany)
Lamspringe
Administration
Country Flag of Germany Germany
State Lower Saxony
District Hildesheim
Mayor Henning Ehbrecht (SPD)
Basic statistics
Area 23.30 km² (9 sq mi)
Elevation 211 m  (692 ft)
Population 3,659  (04/11/2004)
 - Density 157 /km² (407 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate HI
Postal code 31195
Website www.lamspringe.de

Coordinates: 51°57′00″N 10°00′00″E / 51.95, 10

Lamspringe is a village and a municipality in the district of Hildesheim, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated approx. 20 km south of Hildesheim.

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

Lamspringe is also the seat of the Samtgemeinde ("collective municipality") Lamspringe.