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Bleistätter Moor/Natural jewel on Lake Ossiach in Austria

Since the pumps in the lead in the lead from the moor were switched off in the spring of 2017 and the moor, which has been converted into arable land, has undergone a renaturation process, an extremely beautiful natural landscape has developed on the eastern shore of Lake Ossiach.

At the beginning of the 1930s, the moor was drained and the newly created meadows were used for agriculture. Over the decades, this meant that the water quality of the Ossiacher See in the eastern bay deteriorated due to fertilizers and pesticides that were washed out, as can be read on the website of the Province of Carinthia.

 

Today the moor has been renatured and, as the “European Protected Area Tiebelmuund-Pencil Tire Moor”, is a paradise for animals and plants. And also for people. The approximately 80 hectare nature area has become a destination in recent years, where visitors should also exemplify and cultivate the gentle treatment of our immediate environment.

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Uploaded on November 15, 2021
Taken on November 13, 2021