The Black Moor (German: Schwarzes Moor) is an important internationally recognised wetland located in the Bavarian Rhön Mountains at the tripoint of the German states of Hesse, Thuringia and Bavaria. It is part of UNESCO's Rhön Biosphere Reserve and has an area of 66.4 hectares. It is thus the largest bog complex in the Rhön. Much of the moor is a largely undisturbed and intact raised bog. It is part of the Europe-wide conservation system, Natura 2000, and one of the most important raised bogs in Central Europe. The Black Moor lies on the watershed between the Rhine and Weser rivers. In 2007 the Black Moor was included in the List of the 100 most beautiful geotopes in Bavaria.
The Black MoorObservation towerFlarkDrosera
The Black Moor is an eccentric, cupola-shaped, raised bog. Its surface appearance resembles that of the northern kermi bogs. From its central plateau which lies near the higher edge of the bog in the north, where the peat is up to 8 metres thick in places, the surface of the terrain falls away on all sides. The central plateau forms an almost rectangular area with a length of about 800 metres from northwest to southeast and a width of about 400 metres. On the steepest slopes there are hollows running parallel to the contours: elongated, sharply defined troughs known as flarks (Schlenken). These are up to 50 metres long and between one and three metres deep.
The Black Moor lies in the Lower Franconian parish of Hausen, six kilometres from Fladungen on the High Rhön Road and on the state road, ST 2287, from Seiferts, one kilometre southeast of the border with Thuringia and two kilometres east of the border with Hesse. It lies at an elevation of 770 to 782 metres above sea level (NN) in a shallow hollow that slopes gently southeast on the upper slopes of the 805-metre-high Querenberg, whose summit is about one kilometre to the west.
The bog is drained mainly by the Eisgraben, twelve metres lower, to the south. This stream empties into the Streu, six kilometres east and 400 metres lower down, its waters forming part of the drainage basin of the River Rhine. Another stream drains the bog into the Hessian Ulster, which is three kilometres to the west and just under 300 metres lower and belongs to the Weser basin.
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The Black Moor, along with the Red Moor, is one of the larger moors in the High Rhön, whose name, according to tradition, comes from the colour of the original vegetation. The vicar cooperator of Simmershausen, Franz Anton Jäger, a keen naturalist, wrote in his letters about the High Rhoene of Franconia, published in 1803, that the Black Moor was much wetter than the Red Moor. As a result, the red Magellan's Peatmoss(Sphagnum magellanicum), the plant that gave the Red Moor its name and which also grew in the Black Moor, became waterlogged as soon as it germinated, became mouldy and black, thus giving rise to the name of the Black Moor.[1] Even today the name appears apt.
Naturpark und Biosphärenreservat Bayerische Rhön e. V. (pub.): Naturlehrpfad Schwarzes Moor. 2003.
Zweckverband Naturpark Bayerische Rhön (pub.): Naturlehrpfad Schwarzes Moor. Rötter Druck und Verlag GmbH, Bad Neustadt, 1988.
Willy Kiefer: Die Moore der Rhön. Verlag Parzeller GmbH & Co. KG, Fulda, 1996, ISBN3-7900-0269-0.
Joachim S. Hohmann: Landvolk unterm Hakenkreuz. Agrar- und Rassenpolitik in der Rhön. Ein Beitrag zur Landesgeschichte Bayerns, Hessens und Thüringens, Frankfurt/M., Berlin, Bern, New York, Paris, Wien 1992, ISBN978-3-631-45093-2.
Max Mölter: Die Hochrhönstraße. Verlag Parzeller Fulda, 5th edition, 1986, ISBN3-7900-0149-X.
Theodor Gies: Vegetation und Ökologie des Schwarzen Moores (Rhön) unter besonderer Berücksichtigung des Kationengehaltes. Dissertationes Botanicae, 1972; ISBN978-3-768-20857-4.
Udo Bohn: Die Vegetation der Hohen Rhön – Gesellschaftsinventar, Bewertung, aktuelle Gefährdungen, Erhaltungsmaßnahmen. Natur und Landschaft. Bonn-Bad Godesberg, 1981.
Gisbert Große-Brauckmann: Moore in der Rhön als Beispiele für Entstehung, Entwicklung und Ausbildungsformen von Mooren und ihre Probleme heute. Beitrag in Naturkunde Osthessen. Fulda, 1996.
LIFE-Projekt Rhön der EU (pub.): Naturschätze der Rhön: Hochmoore. Kaltensundheim, 1997.
Jürgen Holzhausen, Ernst Hettche: Hochmoore im Biosphärenreservat Rhön. Verlag Richard Mack, Mellrichstadt, 1996, ISBN3-9802436-2-1.
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Black Moor – Geotope Number 47 (Bavarian Department of the Environment)
Photographs of the Black Moor
October 26, 2023
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The Black Moor German Schwarzes Moor is an important internationally recognised wetland located in the Bavarian Rhon Mountains at the tripoint of the German states of Hesse Thuringia and Bavaria It is part of UNESCO s Rhon Biosphere Reserve and has an area of 66 4 hectares It is thus the largest bog complex in the Rhon Much of the moor is a largely undisturbed and intact raised bog It is part of the Europe wide conservation system Natura 2000 and one of the most important raised bogs in Central Europe The Black Moor lies on the watershed between the Rhine and Weser rivers In 2007 the Black Moor was included in the List of the 100 most beautiful geotopes in Bavaria The Black MoorObservation towerFlarkDroseraThe Black Moor is an eccentric cupola shaped raised bog Its surface appearance resembles that of the northern kermi bogs From its central plateau which lies near the higher edge of the bog in the north where the peat is up to 8 metres thick in places the surface of the terrain falls away on all sides The central plateau forms an almost rectangular area with a length of about 800 metres from northwest to southeast and a width of about 400 metres On the steepest slopes there are hollows running parallel to the contours elongated sharply defined troughs known as flarks Schlenken These are up to 50 metres long and between one and three metres deep 50 30 51 N 10 3 54 E 50 51417 N 10 06500 E 50 51417 10 06500 Contents 1 Location 2 Name 3 References 4 Literature 5 External linksLocation Edit nbsp Central part of the moorThe Black Moor lies in the Lower Franconian parish of Hausen six kilometres from Fladungen on the High Rhon Road and on the state road ST 2287 from Seiferts one kilometre southeast of the border with Thuringia and two kilometres east of the border with Hesse It lies at an elevation of 770 to 782 metres above sea level NN in a shallow hollow that slopes gently southeast on the upper slopes of the 805 metre high Querenberg whose summit is about one kilometre to the west The bog is drained mainly by the Eisgraben twelve metres lower to the south This stream empties into the Streu six kilometres east and 400 metres lower down its waters forming part of the drainage basin of the River Rhine Another stream drains the bog into the Hessian Ulster which is three kilometres to the west and just under 300 metres lower and belongs to the Weser basin Name Edit nbsp The moor pathwayThe Black Moor along with the Red Moor is one of the larger moors in the High Rhon whose name according to tradition comes from the colour of the original vegetation The vicar cooperator of Simmershausen Franz Anton Jager a keen naturalist wrote in his letters about the High Rhoene of Franconia published in 1803 that the Black Moor was much wetter than the Red Moor As a result the red Magellan s Peatmoss Sphagnum magellanicum the plant that gave the Red Moor its name and which also grew in the Black Moor became waterlogged as soon as it germinated became mouldy and black thus giving rise to the name of the Black Moor 1 Even today the name appears apt References Edit Willy Kiefer Die Moore der Rhon page 10 Literature EditNaturpark und Biospharenreservat Bayerische Rhon e V pub Naturlehrpfad Schwarzes Moor 2003 Zweckverband Naturpark Bayerische Rhon pub Naturlehrpfad Schwarzes Moor Rotter Druck und Verlag GmbH Bad Neustadt 1988 Willy Kiefer Die Moore der Rhon Verlag Parzeller GmbH amp Co KG Fulda 1996 ISBN 3 7900 0269 0 Joachim S Hohmann Landvolk unterm Hakenkreuz Agrar und Rassenpolitik in der Rhon Ein Beitrag zur Landesgeschichte Bayerns Hessens und Thuringens Frankfurt M Berlin Bern New York Paris Wien 1992 ISBN 978 3 631 45093 2 Max Molter Die Hochrhonstrasse Verlag Parzeller Fulda 5th edition 1986 ISBN 3 7900 0149 X Heribert Kramm Die Hochrhon Verlag Parzeller GmbH amp Co KG Fulda 2006 ISBN 3 7900 0305 0 Theodor Gies Vegetation und Okologie des Schwarzen Moores Rhon unter besonderer Berucksichtigung des Kationengehaltes Dissertationes Botanicae 1972 ISBN 978 3 768 20857 4 Udo Bohn Die Vegetation der Hohen Rhon Gesellschaftsinventar Bewertung aktuelle Gefahrdungen Erhaltungsmassnahmen Natur und Landschaft Bonn Bad Godesberg 1981 Gisbert Grosse Brauckmann Moore in der Rhon als Beispiele fur Entstehung Entwicklung und Ausbildungsformen von Mooren und ihre Probleme heute Beitrag in Naturkunde Osthessen Fulda 1996 LIFE Projekt Rhon der EU pub Naturschatze der Rhon Hochmoore Kaltensundheim 1997 Jurgen Holzhausen Ernst Hettche Hochmoore im Biospharenreservat Rhon Verlag Richard Mack Mellrichstadt 1996 ISBN 3 9802436 2 1 External links Edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Schwarzes Moor Black Moor Educational Path Bavarian State Ministry for the Environment and Consumer Protection Black Moor Geotope Number 47 Bavarian Department of the Environment Black Moor picture gallery Photographs of the Black Moor Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Black Moor Rhon amp oldid 1056952263, wikipedia, wiki, 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