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Großes Moor (near Gifhorn)

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Grosses Moor Karte 1780
Grosses Moor Karte 1780

The Großes Moor (literally "Great Bog") near Gifhorn is part of the Northwest German raised bog region, which stretches from the Netherlands to the eastern border of Lower Saxony on the sandy areas (geest) left behind by the ice age. The moor has a total area of about 6,100 hectares (15,000 acres), of which around 5,000 hectares (12,000 acres) are raised bog and some 1,100 hectares (2,700 acres) are fen. The peat layer is up to almost 6 metres (20 ft) thick in places. Individual parts of the moor have their own names like Stüder Moor, Hestenmoor or Weißes Moor.

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Großes Moor (near Gifhorn)
Stüder Heudamm, Sassenburg

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Stüder Heudamm

Stüder Heudamm
38524 Sassenburg
Lower Saxony, Germany
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Grosses Moor Karte 1780
Grosses Moor Karte 1780
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