Bergenhusen: Holiday Apartments and Holiday Homes

Nature

The white storks return to their nests in Bergenhusen by the beginning of April; adult birds and young can be observed until August. The NABU Nature Conservation Information Centre – the Michael Otto Institute in Bergenhusen – has an interactive white stork exhibition with live video from a real stork nest. More than 20 breeding pairs of white storks are associated with the institute every year.

The Michael Otto Institute conducts nature conservation research on endangered birds in agricultural landscapes and the Wadden Sea. Its offerings include guided tours, children's holiday activities and environmental education events. Visitors can book an individual guided tour of the white stork exhibition, optionally combined with a tour of the village; stork wardens guide visitors to the nests.

The larger Eider-Treene-Sorge landscape comprises extensive lowland meadows along the Eider, Treene and Sorge rivers, as well as raised and lowland bogs, reed beds, wet meadows and shallow lakes. In the vicinity of Bergenhusen is the “Alte Sorge-Schleife” observation tower, with a picnic area in a nature reserve between Meggerdorf and Bergenhusen.

Getting Around

A walk through Bergenhusen is marked with blue arrows, information boards and QR codes, and includes a short detour to the Margaretha Mill.

The Danewerk Loop passes through Bergenhusen. Between Bergenhusen and Hollingstedt, it follows part of the 165-kilometre Eider-Treene-Sorge Cycle Route. The themed cycle route is around 63 kilometres long and combines history and nature.

Culture

The village church in Bergenhusen was consecrated in 1712 on the extended foundations of a chapel already documented in 1304. It is normally open daily from 09:00 to 18:00 from 1 April to 30 September. The 1735 parsonage is a remarkable ecclesiastical building and contributes to Bergenhusen's village character.

Other destinations in this selection: Erfde, Klein Rheide, Börm, Süderstapel, Groß Rheide, Dörpstedt, Alt Bennebek, Klein Bennebek.

If you would like to rent a holiday apartment in Bergenhusen, you can continue your accommodation search afterwards.

To the higher-level travel overview: Kropp-Stapelholm.