Bendestorf

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.

Bendestorf
Municipality
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  (2023-12-31)[1]
• Total	2,282
• Density	588/km2 (1,520/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