The Deusmauer Moor is a

nature reserve A nature reserve (also known as a wildlife refuge, wildlife sanctuary, biosphere reserve or bioreserve, natural or nature preserve, or nature conservation area) is a protected area of importance for flora, fauna, or features of geological or ...

near Deusmauer, in the municipality of

Velburg Velburg is a town in the district of Neumarkt in Bavaria, Germany. It is situated 17 km southeast of Neumarkt in der Oberpfalz, and 39 km northwest of Regensburg. Castle The town of Velburg has a castle ruin which occupies the highe ...

in the

Upper Palatine The Upper Palatinate (german: Oberpfalz, , ) is one of the seven administrative districts of Bavaria, Germany, and is located in the east of Bavaria. Geography The Upper Palatinate is a landscape with low mountains and numerous ponds and lakes ...

county of Neumarkt in der Oberpfalz in the German state of

Bavaria Bavaria ( ; ), officially the Free State of Bavaria (german: Freistaat Bayern, link=no ), is a state in the south-east of Germany. With an area of , Bavaria is the largest German state by land area, comprising roughly a fifth of the total lan ...

. The reserve is located 5.8 kilometres northwest of Velburg. It is part of the

Special Area of Conservation A Special Area of Conservation (SAC) is defined in the European Union's Habitats Directive (92/43/EEC), also known as the ''Directive on the Conservation of Natural Habitats and of Wild Fauna and Flora''. They are to protect the 220 habitats and ap ...

called ''Talmoore an der Schwarzen Laaber''. The reserve covers an area of 73 hectares and is an extensive

fen A fen is a type of peat-accumulating wetland fed by mineral-rich ground or surface water. It is one of the main types of wetlands along with marshes, swamps, and bogs. Bogs and fens, both peat-forming ecosystems, are also known as mires. T ...

complex on the

Schwarze Laber The Schwarze Laber is a river in Bavaria, Germany, and a left tributary of the Danube. Its source is near Neumarkt in der Oberpfalz. It is approx. 78 km long. It flows southeast through the small towns Parsberg, Beratzhausen, Laaber and Deue ...

river. It is notable due to the presence of rare plants that are

ice age An ice age is a long period of reduction in the temperature of Earth's surface and atmosphere, resulting in the presence or expansion of continental and polar ice sheets and alpine glaciers. Earth's climate alternates between ice ages and gree ...

relics. To preserve its characteristic wetland flora, conservation has been carried out for years. The reserve was designated in 1952 and placed under further protection by a new regulation on 28 June 1980.

References

Lage des Naturschutzgebietes im Bayernatlas
(retrieved 1 March 2017). Talmoore an der Schwarzen Laaber bei protectedplanet.net
(retrieved 2 March 2017) www.regierung.oberpfalz.bayern.de, Verordnung des Naturschutzgebietes
(retrieved 1 March 2017)

External links

Lage und Ausdehnung des Naturschutzgebietes in OpenStreetMap
Bogs of Bavaria Nature reserves in Bavaria Neumarkt (district)