Bendestorf

Infobox Ort in Deutschland
Wappen = Wappen Bendestorf.jpg
lat_deg = 53 |lat_min = 20
lon_deg = 9 |lon_min = 57
Lageplan =
Bundesland = Niedersachsen
Landkreis = Harburg
Samtgemeinde = Jesteburg
Höhe = 36
Fläche = 3.88
Einwohner = 2302
Stand = 2006-12-31
PLZ = 21227
Vorwahl = 04183
Kfz = WL
Gemeindeschlüssel = 03 3 53 003
Straße = Poststraße 4
Bürgermeister = Bernd Wegener

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.

ights

* The [http://www.bendestorf-online.de/gemeinde/sehenswuerdig/makens.htm Makens-Huus] on Poststraße, dating back to 1640 houses the [http://www.bendestorf-online.de/gemeinde/verwaltung.htm municipal administration] and the [http://www.bendestorf-online.de/gemeinde/sehenswuerdig/filmmuseum.htm Filmmuseum] , which is dedicated to the local postwar German movie production.
* [http://www.bendestorf-online.de/gemeinde/sehenswuerdig/scheune.htm Thiemann-Scheune] (Thiemann-barn)
* [http://www.bendestorf-online.de/gemeinde/sehenswuerdig/muehle.htm Wassermühle] (water mill)
* Hünengrab (giant's grave), a stone age graveyard from the Neolithic 2500 BC

External links

* [http://www.bendestorf.de/ official homepage]