Hudelmoss

Hudelmoss IUCN Category IV - Habitat / Species Management Area
The Hudelmoos in March
location	Switzerland ; Municipalities of Zihlschlacht TG, Amriswil TG and Muolen SG
surface	40 ha
Geographical location	47 ° 31 '  N , 9 ° 17'  E Coordinates: 47 ° 31 '23 "  N , 9 ° 17' 21"  E ; CH1903:  seven hundred thirty-nine thousand three hundred and sixty-one  /  two hundred and sixty-five thousand two hundred thirty-four
Setup date	1979
particularities	High moor

The Hudelmoos is a nature reserve in the area of ​​the Thurgau communities Zihlschlacht and Amriswil and the St. Gallen community Muolen in Switzerland . The high moor covers 40 hectares and consists of light birch forest , springy forest floor with small streams and ponds and is accessed by hiking trails.

Reed belt

Emergence

The area of Hudelmooses is a moraine that the Rhine glacier was formed. After the ice masses retreated, small lakes formed in deeper places, from which the raised bog developed after thousands of years . The name originated as a name in the local dialect for a low-yield moor. It was in the old days as Allmend used the surrounding settlements.

Peat extraction

From around 1750 to the middle of the 20th century, the inhabitants of the surrounding villages (e.g. Räuchlisberg ) cut peat to meet the increased energy demand. This was used to heat the houses - especially during the war years. Although the Hudelmoos was considered low-yield, it was used intensively by the population. “While the peat layer was six meters thick before it was extracted, it is still a maximum of 1.5 meters today. In many parts of the area, mining was even carried out down to the water-retaining subsoil. It takes a very long time to form peat - it takes around 1000 years to build one meter of peat. " After the Second World War, the area was left to nature again so that it could regenerate a little.

Nature reserve

Rosemary heather

Comb fern

The Hudelmoos has been under nature protection since 1979 and was included in the federal inventory for raised and transitional moors in 1990. Today it is a unique example of the greatest biodiversity in terms of birds, butterflies , dragonflies , vascular plants , mosses and mushrooms. Particularly noteworthy are the raised bog species cranberries , rosemary heather , summer dew and comb fern . The moor is accessible by hiking trails and has become a popular recreational area.

literature

• Raimund Hipp: Geology and landscape history of the Hudelmoos and its immediate surroundings. Announcements of the Thurgauische Naturforschenden Gesellschaft, Volume 51. 1992.
• Hans Eggenberger: To the recent history of the Hudelmoos. Announcements of the Thurgauische Naturforschenden Gesellschaft , Volume 51. 1992.

Web links

• Peat digging and peat regeneration in the Hudelmoos. Website of the administration of the canton of Thurgau
• Hudelmoos nature reserve. On the Pro Natura website

Individual evidence

1. ↑ place names
2. ↑ peat-cutters and bog regeneration in Hudelmoos. Website of the administration of the canton of Thurgau.
3. ↑ peat-cutters and bog regeneration in Hudelmoos. Website of the administration of the canton of Thurgau.