Pietzmoor
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The Pietzmoor is named after the little village of Pietz, and is the largest contiguous area of bog on the Lüneburg Heath
in northern Germany
. The bog
lies southeast of the town of Schneverdingen
and is bordered to the south by the village of Heber. The Pietzmoor has an average peat
depth of 4 m, its maximum thickness is 7.5 m. The bog is the source of the rivers Böhme and Veerse
.
For centuries the bog provided the inhabitants of the surrounding villages with peat for fuel.
Today the Pietzmoor is an attractive tourist distination in the Lüneburg Heath Nature Reserve
with an area of 2.5 km². Two board walks, 4.8 km and 6.6 km long, run right through the marshy terrain.
Lüneburg Heath
The Lüneburg Heath is a large area of heath, geest and woodland in northeastern part of the state of Lower Saxony in northern Germany. It forms part of the hinterland for the cities of Hamburg, Hanover, and Bremen and is named after the town of Lüneburg. Most of the area is a nature reserve...
in northern Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
. The bog
Bog
A bog, quagmire or mire is a wetland that accumulates acidic peat, a deposit of dead plant material—often mosses or, in Arctic climates, lichens....
lies southeast of the town of Schneverdingen
Schneverdingen
Schneverdingen is a town in the northern part of the district of Heidekreis, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated approx. 15 km north of Soltau, and 50 km south of Hamburg....
and is bordered to the south by the village of Heber. The Pietzmoor has an average peat
Peat
Peat is an accumulation of partially decayed vegetation matter or histosol. Peat forms in wetland bogs, moors, muskegs, pocosins, mires, and peat swamp forests. Peat is harvested as an important source of fuel in certain parts of the world...
Veerse
Veerse is a river of Lower Saxony, Germany.-See also:*List of rivers of Lower Saxony...
.
For centuries the bog provided the inhabitants of the surrounding villages with peat for fuel.
Today the Pietzmoor is an attractive tourist distination in the Lüneburg Heath Nature Reserve
Lüneburg Heath Nature Reserve
The Lüneburg Heath Nature Reserve is one of the oldest and largest nature reserves in Germany, and the oldest and largest in Lower Saxony...
with an area of 2.5 km². Two board walks, 4.8 km and 6.6 km long, run right through the marshy terrain.