List of geotopes in the Gifhorn district

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The list of geotopes in the Gifhorn district contains the geotopes in the Gifhorn district in Lower Saxony . Some of these geotopes are also protected as natural monuments (ND), landscape protection areas (LSG), nature reserves (NSG) or part of these.

Geotope no. designation place comment Coordinates image
3129/03 Sinkhole " Bullenkuhle " approx. 1.4 km west of Bokel Geotope type: sinkhole. Length 100 m, width 80 m.
Stratigraphy: Quaternary.
Petrography: an earth funnel covered with bog.		 52 ° 48 '46.8 "  N , 10 ° 31' 1.2"  E Bull's Hollow
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3628/01 Dune area with peat holes S of the railway line between Müden and Wilsche Dune area.
Stratigraphy: Quaternary Holocene.
Petrography: from yellow and brown fine sands.
Geological region: Upper Allern lowlands.		 52 ° 30 '7.9 "  N , 10 ° 22' 43.3"  E
3629/01 Valley sands of the Vistula glacial ( Gifhorner Heide ) approx. 1 km W Gifhorn Dune area. Length 900 m, width 300 m.
Stratigraphy: Quaternary Holocene.
Petrography: heavily moved dune terrain with locally muddy dune valleys on the edge of the Aller lowlands.
Nature reserve NSG-LÜ 013 "Gifhorner Heide".		 52 ° 28 '10.9 "  N , 10 ° 30' 13.3"  E Gifhorn Heath
3630/01 " Vogelmoor " high and low moor approx. 1 km N Barwedel High moor, low moor. Area 129.8 ha.
Stratigraphy: Quaternary Holocene.
Petrography: raised bog thickness of 1–2 cm, bog is composed of strongly decomposed sedge and alder forest peat.
Nature reserve NSG-BR 026 "Vogelmoor".		 52 ° 32 '3.1 "  N , 10 ° 45' 36"  E Birch forest in the Vogelmoor
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3431/01 Small gable moor west of Kaiserwinkel , Giebel area free of parish Moor. Length 1100 m, width 350 m.
Stratigraphy: Quaternary Holocene.
Petrography: 1–2 cm thick sedge peat.
In the nature reserve NSG BR 016 "Giebelmoor".		 52 ° 31 '24.6 "  N , 10 ° 56' 13.2"  E Birch break in the Kleiner Giebelmoor
3431/02 Swelling meadows with artesian springs with pouring cones opposite the Holzmühle farm, approx. 1.2 km SW Tülau -ahrenhorst Source. Length 70 m, width 150 m.
Two artesian springs located approx. 200 m apart, which drain into the small Aller.		 52 ° 33 '47.5 "  N , 10 ° 51' 37.1"  E
3431/03 Large gable moor approx. 2 km SW Kaiserwinkel , community-free area Giebel Moor. Length 900 m, width 1700 m, area: 670.0 ha.
Stratigraphy: Quaternary Holocene.
In the nature reserve NSG BR 016 "Giebelmoor".		 52 ° 30 '14.8 "  N , 10 ° 56' 1.7"  E Large gable moor

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