Posthalterei, Historical postal station in Syke, Germany

The Posthalterei is a two-storey plastered L-shaped building with a hipped roof at Nienburger Straße 5, corner of Waldstraße, in Syke. It served as guesthouse, lodging, post and dwelling; the oldest parts are the entrance hall and the interior doors, and a 19th-century vaulted cellar lies beneath one of the extensions.

The oldest post office in Syke was recorded in 1654 as a Sponstelle at Herrlichkeit 3, and by 1759 it operated as a mail coach station. Around 1826 the Balksche Posthalterei moved to this site on the Bremen–Nienburg road. The post station closed around 1870, after which the buildings were used as flats. King Ernst August of Hanover (1837–1851) is said to have spent a night here.

The name "Alte Post" recalls the building's role in the Balksche Posthalterei, a post station moved to the Bremen–Nienburg road around 1826. The three-part ensemble on Waldstraße and Nienburger Straße is a listed monument; Waldstraße 1 has housed a seniors' and care advice centre since 2020 and Waldstraße 3 a café since 2014. Since 2022 the Syke town administration has used the main building.

The building stands at Nienburger Straße 5, on the corner of Waldstraße, on the old Bremen–Nienburg chaussee. The two-storey plastered L-shaped block with a hipped roof is entered through the historic entrance hall, one of the oldest parts. Since 2022 the Syke town administration has used the house, so visits are best arranged around official opening hours.

King Ernst August of Hanover (1837–1851) spent a night in this house; the oldest parts are the entrance hall and the interior doors, and a 19th-century vaulted cellar lies beneath one of the extensions. Since 2022 the Syke town administration has used the building again.