Moorland

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Moorland in Great Britain
Moorland in northwest Germany
Bog landscape in Belgium

A moor landscape is a landscape shaped by moor biotopes . Moorlands mainly formed after the last ice age . Bogs are characterized by a constant excess of water from precipitation and / or mineral soil water, which results in the formation of peat . Lack of oxygen leads to incomplete degradation of the plant residues that are deposited, which causes the surface of living bogs to grow upwards. The use of the moorland has left traces and changed them. Most of the moorlands today are cultural and not natural .

Bogs and moorlands in Europe

Surname Ha State (s) Country / Canton / Province Location Coordinates
Ahlenmoor 2,240 Germany Lower Saxony north of Bad Bederkesa 53.68333 °  N , 8.79167 °  O
Altwarmbüchener Moor 1,500 Germany Lower Saxony at Altwarmbüchen 52.42786 °  N , 9.89202 °  O
Bourtanger Moor 20,000 Germany, Netherlands Lower Saxony, Groningen , Drenthe between Roadstead , Twist , Wietmarschen , Emmen , Ter Apel , Dörpen , Haren-Rütenbrock and Meppen 52.89583 °  N , 7.25972 °  O
Brenner Moor 24 Germany Schleswig-Holstein City of Bad Oldesloe 53.81806 °  N , 10.35278 °  O
Bull's Hollow 10 Germany Lower Saxony at Sprakensehl 52.81306 °  N , 10.51694 °  O
Dartmoor 12000 United Kingdom ( England ) Devon county around the towns of Ashburton , Buckfastleigh , Moretonhampstead , Princetown , Yelverton , Horrabridge , South Brent , Christow and Chagford 50.56667 °  N , 4 °  W.
Delver Koog 191 Germany Schleswig-Holstein, at Delve 54.33417 °  N , 9.24778 °  O
Canned Bog 521 Germany Schleswig-Holstein northeast of Neumünster 54.13167 °  N , 10.01944 °  O
Egelseemoor 4th Austria Upper Austria near Unterach 47.83222 °  N , 13.50417 °  O
Eider-Treene lowland 50,000 Germany Schleswig-Holstein south of Hollingstedt and Treia 54.33417 °  N , 9.24778 °  O
Eternal sea 89 Germany Lower Saxony at Eversmeer 53.54556 °  N , 7.43167 °  O
Fieler Moor 255 Germany Schleswig-Holstein in the municipality of Nordhastedt 54.1575 °  N , 9.14139 °  O
Gildehauser Venn 650 Germany Lower Saxony southwest of Bad Bentheim 52.25556 °  N , 7.09722 °  O
Gmöser Moor 3 Austria Upper Austria in the municipality of Laakirchen 47.97117 °  N , 13.85636 °  O
Goldenstedter Moor 640 Germany Lower Saxony in Goldenstedt 52.71806 °  N , 8.39028 °  O

Note: The following moors / moorlands still have to be added to the table:

literature

  • K. Marti (1992): On the terms “high moor”, “flat moor” and “moorland” . In: BUWAL (Hrsg.): Handbuch Moorschutz in der Schweiz 1, 1/1992 (rev 94). Bern, EDMZ. Cape. 2.1.1
  • E. Meynen, J. Schmidthüsen, J. Gellert, E. Neef, H. Müller-Miny, JH Schultze (eds.) (1953–1962): Handbook of the natural spatial structure of Germany , Bad Godesberg