Lamspringe
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Lamspringe | |
Coat of arms | Location |
Administration | |
Country | Germany |
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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 |
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.
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