--- title: "Lichtenmoor" url: "https://www.mittelweser-tourism.com/poi/lichtenmoor" description: "The Lichtenmoor is a degenerated raised bog measuring around 10 x 10 km between Heemsen and Steimbke. The peat-covered moor areas are partly used for agriculture. Inside, there is a nature reserve covering around 240 hectares, as the Lichtenmoor is an important breeding and resting area for birds (including cranes).A large wolf is known as the \"Würger vom Lichtenmoor\", which is said to have killed numerous domestic and wild animals around the Lichtenmoor in 1948. There is an exhibition about the \"strangler\" in the Rodewald local history museum." language: "en" type: "Place" image: "https://dam.destination.one/573375/68b658443a0e4479b81a2c945bf2317657c99f2959e3220cb2f4c5178be18a8e/.png" breadcrumb: "Root > Mittelweser > Special > Destination.Data Details > Poi" --- Share Lichtenmoor =========== - Moorland - Bird sanctuary A pile of peat in a vast, flat landscape, surrounded by vegetation and a cloudy sky. A vast field of stacked peat sods stretches to the horizon in a green landscape. Three cranes stand in a vast, green field in Lichtenmoor under a cloudy sky. The Lichtenmoor was once the hunting ground of the "Würger vom Liechtenmoor". Today there are cranes, among others. The Lichtenmoor is a degenerated raised bog measuring around 10 x 10 km between Heemsen and Steimbke. The peat-covered moor areas are partly used for agriculture. Inside, there is a nature reserve covering around 240 hectares, as the Lichtenmoor is an important breeding and resting area for birds (including cranes). A large wolf is known as the "Würger vom Lichtenmoor", which is said to have killed numerous domestic and wild animals around the Lichtenmoor in 1948. There is an exhibition about the "strangler" in the Rodewald local history museum. Read more Good to know ------------ Price info Free of charge. Read more Author Mittelweser-Touristik GmbHLange Straße 18 31582 Nienburg/Weser Organization Mittelweser-Touristik GmbH License (master data) Mittelweser-Touristik GmbH Nearby ------ View on map - Place of interest - Lookout tower - Moorland - Nature reserve/Naturschutzgebiet Contact Lichtenmoor 31622 Heemsen