Bendestorf
Municipality in Lower Saxony, Germany
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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.
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Coat of arms | |
Location of Bendestorf
within Harburg district  | |
 Location of Bendestorf | |
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| Coordinates: 53°20′N 9°57′E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Lower Saxony |
| District | Harburg |
| Municipal assoc. | Jesteburg |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Bernd Beiersdorf |
| Area | |
• Total | 3.88 km2 (1.50 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 36 m (118 ft) |
| Population (2024-12-31)[1] | |
• Total | 2,349 |
| • Density | 605/km2 (1,570/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 21227 |
| Dialling codes | 04183 |
| Vehicle registration | WL |
The first mentioning of Bendestorf dates back to the year 970. The current population ist approximately 2300 (2022). In the post-war era Bendestorf was well known for its film-studios where movies starring Hildegard Knef (a.k.a. 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
