Burgsittensen Moor Railway

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Tister moorland

Coordinates: 53 ° 16 '45.8 "  N , 9 ° 34' 2.3"  O The Moor web Burgsittensen is a field train with 600 mm gauge, which consists of a former Torfbahn arose.

It was used from 1931 to the end of 1999, when the last peat mining licenses in Tiste near Sittensen expired, to remove the peat, which was used as fuel, among other things. Since the Moorbahn had already become an integral part of the village's history by then, the Moorbahn Burgsittensen e. V. founded in order to preserve this piece of technical history for posterity. Today the narrow-gauge railway is a magnet for tourists. With an expert guide, groups can be driven to an observation tower, which provides an overview of the Tister peasant moorenables. There is also a hiking trail to the observation tower, but guided tours of the moor on foot are not offered.

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