Schwaneburg Moor

	Schwaneburg Moor IUCN Category IV - Habitat / Species Management Area
	Rewetting in the NSG
location	Northwest of Friesoythe , east of Saterland
surface	68 ha
Identifier	NSG WE 159
WDPA ID	165481
Geographical location	53 ° 3 ' N , 7 ° 47' E Coordinates: 53 ° 2 '38 " N , 7 ° 47' 19" E
Sea level	from 6 m to 12 m
Setup date	03/30/1985
administration	NLWKN

The Schwaneburg Moor is a nature reserve in the Lower Saxony town of Friesoythe in the Cloppenburg district .

The nature reserve with the sign NSG WE 159 is 68 hectares in size. It is north of the coastal canal and federal highway 401 . A small remnant of the former Easter moor , which has been relatively little changed through use , is placed under nature protection . A little to the north is the nature reserve “ Schwaneburger Moor-Nord ” belonging to the same moor area .

The area has been a nature reserve since March 30, 1985. The responsible lower nature conservation authority is the district of Cloppenburg.

Web links

Nature reserve "Schwaneburger Moor" in the database of the Lower Saxony State Office for Water Management, Coastal and Nature Conservation (NLWKN)