Bearing holding device and rolling bearing apparatus with a bearing holding device

A bearing holding device comprising:

• an annular inner region and a flange region, extending outwardly in a radial direction, with recesses, the flange region being configured in one piece with the annular inner region and being narrower in an axial direction than the annular inner region,
• wherein the flange region is, in a circumferential direction, surrounded at least in certain regions by a connection region, which is formed in one piece with the flange region and via which the annular inner region and the flange region are connectable to a housing,
• wherein the flange region includes a plurality of spring elements spaced apart from one another on the circumferential direction, with each of the spring elements having a closed circular cross-section surrounding an open recess, the spring elements extending in a radial direction between the annular inner region and the connection region, each of the spring elements being connected at an inner radial portion to the annular inner region and at an outer radial portion to the connection region,
• wherein the flange region includes further recesses in the circumferential direction between at least some of the spring elements.