Southern Versener Moor
Southern Versener Moor
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location | Northwest of Meppen , southwest of Haren | |
surface | 100 ha | |
Identifier | NSG WE 234 | |
WDPA ID | 319178 | |
Geographical location | 52 ° 43 ' N , 7 ° 9' E | |
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Sea level | from 16 m to 18 m | |
Setup date | 02/26/1999 | |
administration | NLWKN |
The southern Versener Moor is a nature reserve in the Lower Saxony town of Meppen in the Emsland district .
The nature reserve with the sign NSG WE 234 is 100 hectares in size. It is located northwest of Meppen in the International Nature Park Bourtanger Moor-Bargerveen and is part of the Bourtanger Moor . In the east, the nature reserve borders directly on the A31 , through which part of the moorland was built over.
The “ Wesuweer Moor ” nature reserve joins to the north, and the “ Versener Heidesee ” nature reserve to the northeast .
The reserve provides a largely industrial abgetorftes bog area under protection. Only six hectares in the east of the area represent unpeeled raised bog. The area is to be renatured by rewetting .
The area is drained via various ditches to the Wesuwer Schloot, which flows into the Ems southeast of Wesuwe .
The area has been a nature reserve since February 26, 1999. The responsible lower nature conservation authority is the district of Emsland.