The Fichtelseemoor is an important raised bog. In this relic of the last ice age, which is between 8,000 and 10,000 years old, a unique flora and fauna typical of raised bogs has developed under the barren conditions.

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October 6, 2025

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The Fichtelseemoor (actually Torf- und Seelohe) in the Fichtel Mountains north of Lake Fichtel is one of the very few rain-fed raised bogs in northern Bavaria. It lies in a depression between the Ochsenkopf and Platte mountains at 752 meters above sea level. A special feature here is the bog spircus forest (extremely rare in northern Bavaria) adjacent to the raised bog vegetation. The eleven-hectare Fichtelsee was dammed starting in 1650 to provide additional hydropower for driving the hammers (mining in the Fichtel Mountains).

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Claus S.

July 7, 2024

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Always a very beautiful sight and a great photo opportunity.

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1. Lake House Fichtelgebirge – Fichtelseemoor Nature Reserve loop from Fichtelberg

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440m

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2. Lake House Fichtelgebirge – Fichtelseemoor Nature Reserve loop from Fichtelberg

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3. View of Fichtelsee – Lake House Fichtelgebirge loop from Fichtelberg

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Location: Fichtelberg, Landkreis Bayreuth, Franconian Switzerland, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany

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Boardwalk through the Fichtelsee Moor

1. Lake House Fichtelgebirge – Fichtelseemoor Nature Reserve loop from Fichtelberg

2. Lake House Fichtelgebirge – Fichtelseemoor Nature Reserve loop from Fichtelberg

3. View of Fichtelsee – Lake House Fichtelgebirge loop from Fichtelberg

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