On its slopes is the town of Springe. Today 13,000 residents live the core city of Springe. Show at Springe Museum, Springe, Germany. Bennigsen is a settlement, part of the town of Springe in Lower Saxony, Germany. Since 1974 it has been administered by the municipality of Springe. The mainly linear settlement extends southwards down Swanley Lane and westwards along Springe Lane. Bennigsen is a village near Springe in the district of Hanover in Lower Saxony, Germany. Springe Lane runs westwards to the hamlet of Gradeley Green (Burland parish). Springe was first mentioned in 1013 as "Hallerspringe".