Cato Bontjes van Beek-Radweg

The cycle path is named after the resistance fighter Cato Bontjes van Beek, who opposed the inhumanity of the Nazi regime. Raised in the artist village of Fischerhude, she joined a resistance group in Berlin referred to by the Gestapo as the "Red Orchestra." After eleven months in custody, she was executed in 1943. The letters of the 22-year-old from death row testify to a strong belief in life. Today, the Cato Archive at the Cato Bontjes van Beek Gymnasium commemorates the resistance fighter.

The women's site Fischerhude/Achim was created as part of the initiative of the Lower Saxony State Women's Council, which brings to life the lives and work of significant historical women and makes them known to the general public. The cycle path is marked by the orange cycle path logo womenPLACES Lower Saxony.

The route runs from the Weser cycle path near the Achimer Mühle up to the Cato Bontjes van Beek Gymnasium, further to Bassen to Blocks Huus and across the fields to Fischerhude. Thus, the cycle path not only connects the communities of Fischerhude and Achim involved in this women's site, but also connects the Wümme cycle path with the Weser cycle path.

There are information boards at three points with the life dates and some impressions of the person 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 on Komoot.

Safety instructions:
- The note applies to the entire tour that the cycle paths are used at your own risk
- No guarantee of the usability of the cycle paths is given
- In cities, general increased attention is required
- Please use existing cycle paths
- Hazards must be expected on the tour, such as bollards, turnstiles, and unsecured crossings of federal roads – this note particularly applies to families cycling with small children.