The Cato Bontjes van Beek cycle path connects the Weser cycle path with the Wümme cycle path.
The cycle path is named after the resistance fighter Cato Bontjes van Beek, who opposed the inhumanity of the National Socialist regime. Growing up in the artists' village of Fischerhude, she joined a resistance group in Berlin that the Gestapo referred to as the "Red Orchestra". After eleven months in prison, she was executed in 1943. The 22-year-old's letters from death row bear witness to her firm belief in life. Today, the Cato Archive in the Cato Bontjes van Beek Grammar School commemorates the resistance fighter.
The frauenOrt Fischerhude/Achim was created as part of the initiative of the Landesfrauenrat Niedersachsen e.V., which brings the lives and work of important historical women to life and makes them known to the general public. The cycle path is marked by the orange cycle path logo frauenORTE Niedersachsen.
The route runs from the Weser cycle path near Achimer Mühle up to Cato Bontjes van Beek-Gymnasium, on to Bassen to Blocks Huus and across the fields
to Fischerhude. The cycle path thus not only connects the municipalities of Fischerhude and Achim, which are involved in this women's village, but also the Wümme and Weser cycle paths.
At three points there are information boards with the life data and some impressions of the resistance fighter Cato Bontjes van Beek: Fischerhude at the Liebfrauenkirche (corner of Cato Bontjes van Beek-Weg/In der Bredenau), in Bassen (Bassener Dorfstraße/Feldstraße near Blocks Huus) and in Achim in front of the Cato-Gymnasium (Bergstraße 26).
You can also find the Cato Bontjes van Beek cycle path at Komoot.
Safety information:
- Throughout the entire tour, please note that the cycle paths are used at your own risk
- No guarantee is given for the usability of the cycle paths
- In cities, increased attention is generally required
- Please use existing cycle paths
- Dangerous spots must be expected on the tour, such as bollards, circulation barriers
- .e.g. bollards, barriers and unsecured crossings of main roads - this advice applies in particular to cycling families with small children.
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