Bench on Klinter Weg – Aalversupers Brunnen - The eel waterer loop from Fockbek
Bench on Klinter Weg – Aalversupers Brunnen - The eel waterer loop from Fockbek
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Bench on Klinter Weg – Aalversupers Brunnen - The eel waterer loop from Fockbek
00:30
8.58km
20m
Cycling
Easy bike ride. Great for any fitness level. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.
Last updated: May 24, 2026
Waypoints
Start point
Bus stop
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2.85 km
Nübbel Memorial Stone
Highlight • Monument
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2.88 km
Windmill Anna (Mühle Anna) Nübbel
Highlight • Monument
Open from May to September every first Sunday of the month from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.
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3.26 km
Historic Sprüttenhus Nübbel
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6.84 km
Bench on Klinter Weg
Highlight • Rest Area
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7.61 km
Aalversupers Brunnen - The eel waterer
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Fockbek's legend is about Aalversupen (Low German for eel drowning or eel drowning). According to the story, the villagers wanted to breed herrings in Lake Fockbek, for which they poured salted herrings they had bought at the Rendsburg market into the lake. The following year, when they drained the lake water to reap the fruits of their efforts, they found not a single herring left, only an eel lounging in the mud. The Fockbekers concluded that this eel had eaten all the herrings. In the course of deliberations about the cruelest possible punishment for the "malefactor", a villager who had once almost drowned advocated drowning the eel (Low German: versupen). No sooner said than done: As soon as the lake was filled again, the eel was thrown into the water at the deepest point. As he struggled in the water, the people of Fockbek commented: "Look at how he's struggling!" and "He's drowning! He's drowning!"; in Low German: "He versupt! He versupt!", hence "De Aalversuper". To remember the spot where they drowned the eel, they made a notch on the corresponding side of the boat. This mocking story was allegedly invented by the residents of the neighboring town of Rendsburg and was intended to reflect the simplicity of the residents of the neighboring western village. Ultimately, the cause was disputes over fishing rights.
Source: Fockbek.de
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7.72 km
Crafts and Guild Pole of Local Businesses
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8.10 km
Buernhuus (Traditional Farmhouse)
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8.58 km
End point
Bus stop
Way Types & Surfaces
Way Types
8.36 km
135 m
< 100 m
Surfaces
8.14 km
424 m
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