The Moor and Peat Museum, which has won national and international awards, is unique in Europe. Among other things, it was awarded a European museum prize in Helsinki in 1991. As a complement to the Heidenreichsteiner Moor nature park, the museum aims to illustrate the formation of moors in Central Europe. The flora and fauna in these areas are presented, as is the economic use and medical importance of peat. Other sections are dedicated to nature conservation, fairy tales and legends relating to moorland landscapes. There is also a replica of a bog body, along with a description of the accidents that can become fatal in the moor.

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Günter Lintner 🐞

December 17, 2019

The focus of the museum is: formation of the moors, geological basis, flora and ecology, animal world, medical significance of the moors, prehistoric moor finds (a true-to-life replica of a moor corpse), a recreated pier, nature conservation, peat extraction (peat mining) and use in the economic sector .

Opening hours: unfortunately only by appointment. See also: heidenreicherstein.gv.at/system/web/gehenswuerdigkeit.aspx?detailonr=224054048.

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Location: Heidenreichstein, Gmünd, Jihočeský kraj, Southwest, Czech Republic

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