Springe

Springe
Coat of arms
Springe
Location of Springe within Hannover district
Coordinates:
Country	Germany
State	Lower Saxony
District	Hannover
Government
• Mayor	Jörg-Roger Hische (CDU)
Area
• Total	159.78 km2 (61.69 sq mi)
Population (2013-12-31)
• Total	28,336
• Density	180/km2 (460/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	31832
Dialling codes	05041, 05044, 05045
Vehicle registration	H
Website	www.springe.de

Springe is a town in the district of Hanover, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated near the Deister hills, 22 kilometres (14 mi) southwest of Hanover.

Geography

City Structure

• Springe (Head City, Seat of Mayor) with 12,666 Inhabitants
• Bennigsen with 4,095 Inhabitants
• Eldagsen with 3,407 Inhabitants
• Völksen with 3,306 Inhabitants
• Gestorf with 1,870 Inhabitants
• Altenhagen I with 1,242 Inhabitants
• Lüdersen with 990 Inhabitants
• Alferde with 534 Inhabitants
• Alvesrode with 526 Inhabitants
• Holtensen with 471 Inhabitants
• Mittelrode with 315 Inhabitants
• Boitzum with 187 Inhabitants

Current as of March 1, 2008

History

Springe was first mentioned in 1013 as Hallerspringe. In a description of the borders of the Diocese of Hildesheim from an undated transcription, but which can be proven to be from the tenth century by its form and content, Springe was mentioned as Helereisprig. The Counts of Hallermund erected a fortress-like building on the land which is now Springe after the loss of Burg Hallermund on the Kleiner Deister to the House of Welf in 1282. They ruled their county from this new seat of power. Presumably Springe originated because of this. The creation of the Count's seat and the solidification of the location lead in the thirteenth century to the need for city laws. During the Middle Ages, Springe was the long-time seat of the Graves of Hallermund and their successors, a side lineage of the Grave of Käfernburg. From their area of rule, the office of Springe resulted and after different renamings and expansions, the Kreis Springe resulted in 1884.

By the end of the tenth century the first mentions of the names of the towns that belong to Springe appear, and by the year 1300 all of the existing villages have been named.

The founding and growth of the area is connected with its location at the Deister Gate, which is convenient for transportation. Here one finds a border between prairie and mountains, which leads toward the Deister Gate. Apart from this, the area lies in the middle of the trip between Hanover and Hamelin. This location unfolded with the building of the "causeway" of what is today the B217 Highway in the 18th century and with the completion of the railroad line between Hanover and Altenbeken in 1872.

A steady development towards a middle-sized city after the end of the First World War and even more so after the end of the Second World War ensued. (in 1933 there were 3912 inhabitants) Up until the geographical reforms of 1974, Springe was the seat of the county of Springe. After that, Springe belonged to the county of Hanover, which became today's Region of Hanover on 1 November 2001. Today 13000 inhabitants live the core city of Springe. Because of reforms in the 13th century Eldagsen lost its rights as a city and is now a part of the City of Springe. After the inhabitants of Eldagsen protested, the town got its title of "city" back, and now bears the official title "City of Eldagsen, Part of the City of Springe".

Coat of Arms

The coat of arms of the city of Springe, according to a recent interpretation, the three sources of the Haller river, which begins close to the town at the foot of the Small Deister. The three corners of the shield each contain a five-petaled rose, which is the shield and seal symbol of the Shire of Hallermund, which appeared from the twelfth century on.

International relations

Main article: List of twin towns and sister cities in Germany

Springe is twinned with:=

• the city of Niort in France
• the city of Waren (Müritz) in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern.

Economy and Infrastructure

Transport

Springe lies on the Bundesstraße 217. Springe train station is on the Hannover–Altenbeken train line and is served by line 5 (Paderborn–Hamelin–Hannover Central Station–Hannover Airport) of the Hanover S-Bahn. RegioBus Hannover operates bus services in the city and to neighbouring locales.

Public Works

• Bison Nature Preserve (Wisentgehege[1])
• Klinikum Region Hannover GmbH, Springe Hospital
• Seat of the German Red Cross, Springe Chapter
• Seat of the German Red Cross, Region of Hanover
• Seat of the German Red Cross Emergency Service and both of its daughter companies.
• Seat of the German Red Cross Blood Donation, NSTOB.
• Indoor City Pool
• Burghof Museum, Springe
• Outdoor municipal pools in Altenhagen I, Bennigsen und Eldagsen
• Public sport clubs in all divisions of the city
• Tennis facilities, mini golf, bowling, beach volleyball, and skating facilities

Public Figures

Famous Persons from Springe

• Johann Heinrich Schröder, * 1646 in Springe, † 1699 in Meseberg bei Magdeburg, Hymn writer and theologian (Lutheran Hymnal)
• Heinrich Göbel, * 20 April 1818 in Springe; † 4 December 1893 in New York, USA; also known after 1849 as Henry Goebel; according to himself, the inventor of the Lightbulb before Thomas Alva Edison's patent in 1880.
• Carl Dopmeyer, * 24 October 1824 in Springe, † 9. November 1899 in Hannover, Hanoverian sculptor of the Luther Memorial and the Gänseliesel.
• Herbert Ihering, * 29 February 1888 in Springe, † 15. January 1977 in Berlin, aka Herbert Jhering, was a German dramaturgist, movie director, journalist, and theatre critic.
• Heinrich Hüper (1898–1983) was a teacher and author, who wrote in high German as well as in the Eastphalian dialect.
• Olivia Jones, born Oliver Knöbel on 21 November 1970, artist.
• Andi Slawinski (* 1976), actor.

External links

• City Government Website