Bendestorf

Bendestorf
Coat of arms
Bendestorf
Location of Bendestorf within Harburg district
Coordinates: 53°20′N 9°57′E / 53.333°N 9.950°E / 53.333; 9.950Coordinates: 53°20′N 9°57′E / 53.333°N 9.950°E / 53.333; 9.950
Country	Germany
State	Lower Saxony
District	Harburg
Municipal assoc.	Jesteburg
Government
• Mayor	Bernd Wegener
Area
• Total	3.88 km2 (1.50 sq mi)
Population (2015-12-31)[1]
• Total	2,337
• Density	600/km2 (1,600/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	21227
Dialling codes	04183
Vehicle registration	WL

Bendestorf is a municipality in Lower Saxony in Germany. It is situated ca. 30 km south of Hamburg and belongs to the Landkreis (district) Harburg and the Samtgemeinde of Jesteburg.

The first mentioning of Bendestorf dates back to the year 970. The current population ist approximately 2000. In the post-war era Bendestorf was well known for its film-studios where movies starring Hildegard Knef (aka Hildegard Neff) and other famous German actors were produced.

Sights

• The Makens-Huus on Poststraße, dating back to 1640 houses the municipal administration and the Filmmuseum, which is dedicated to the local postwar German movie production.
• Thiemann-Scheune (Thiemann-barn)
• Wassermühle (water mill)
• Hünengrab (giant's grave), a stone age graveyard from the Neolithic 2500 BC

References

External links

• official homepage

Towns and municipalities in Harburg (district)
Appel Asendorf Bendestorf Brackel Buchholz in der Nordheide Dohren Drage Drestedt Egestorf Eyendorf Garlstorf Garstedt Gödenstorf Halvesbostel Handeloh Hanstedt Harmstorf Heidenau Hollenstedt Jesteburg Kakenstorf Königsmoor Marschacht Marxen Moisburg Neu Wulmstorf Otter Regesbostel Rosengarten Salzhausen Seevetal Stelle Tespe Toppenstedt Tostedt Undeloh Vierhöfen Welle Wenzendorf Winsen Wistedt Wulfsen