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The term ''Luch'' (plural: ''Luche'') is German and refers to an area of originally expansive, marshy or boggy lowland in northeast Germany, especially in the state of Brandenburg. ''Luche'' are found mainly in Young Drift regions; but they also occur on Old Drift landscapes. According to Leser the term should not be translated. Location and history ''Luche'' mainly formed in the main urstromtal valleys or their side valleys. After the end of the Last Glacial Period, Ice Age, the water table rose during the Holocene, postglacial period resulting in the formation of bogs. The peat thickness is not particularly great; in most cases it is less than 2 metres thick. Before the installation of artificial drainage networks excess water often accumulated in the ''Luche'' in ponds. In contrast with lowlands with natural watercourses, they were give a different name from the neighbouring ''Bruche'' (Carr (landform), carrs), such as the Oderbruch to the east and the Hohennauen Bruch on t ...
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