Alt Bennebek: Holiday Apartments and Holiday Homes

Alt Bennebek is located in the Sorgeniederung lowlands on the border between the Geest and marshland, and on the southeastern edge of the Stapelholm river and natural landscape. Anyone wishing to rent a holiday apartment in Alt Bennebek can then continue their search for accommodation. Small streams, moors and former oak forests characterize the landscape.

Nature

The Eider-Treene-Sorge landscape includes broad river lowlands, raised and lowland bogs, reed beds, wet meadows and natural shallow lakes. The Eider-Treene-Sorge lowlands preserve rare animal and plant species adapted to wetlands. Nature-oriented tourism and sustainable land management are promoted in the Eider-Treene-Sorge region.

Getting Around

From Alt Bennebek, State Road 40 provides a road connection towards Kropp and Erfde. Alt Bennebek also has a regional bus connection. Around Alt Bennebek, paddling and fishing are described as leisure activities; hiking and birdwatching are also described there as leisure activities.

The Eider-Treene-Sorge cycling route combines nature experiences and regional culture over 165 kilometres.

Culture and History

Stone Age finds provide evidence of settlement on the sandur of Alt Bennebek between approximately 4300 and 2300 BC. Alt Bennebek is also associated with a reference from 1340, in which a farm called Villa Bennebeke is mentioned.

The diversion dike visible today was completed between 1628 and 1631. Historically, the diversion dike created a route connecting Meggerdorf and Erfde with Alt Bennebek.

Other places: Tetenhusen, Bergenhusen, Klein Rheide, Süderstapel, Norderstapel, Börm, Dörpstedt, Klein Bennebek

To the overarching travel overview: Kropp-Stapelholm.