Extumer Kiefmoor

Extumer Kiefmoor is a moor in Lower Saxony, Germany. Extumer Kiefmoor is situated nearby to the farm village Extumer Hammrich, as well as near the suburb Moordorf.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Raised bog and Upstalsboom.

Raised bog

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Raised bogs, also called ombrotrophic bogs, are acidic, wet habitats that are poor in mineral salts and are home to flora and fauna that can cope with such extreme conditions. Raised bog is situated 3 km north of Extumer Kiefmoor.

Upstalsboom

Memorial

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During the Frisian freedom period, the Upstalsboom, also known as the Opstalsbam, was an assembly for emissaries of the Seven Sealands of medieval Frisia, located just outside the East Frisian town of Aurich in modern-day Germany.

Haxtumer Mühle

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Haxtumer Mühle is situated 2½ km east of Extumer Kiefmoor.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Moordorf and Westerende Kirchloog.

Moordorf

Suburb

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Moordorf is an East Frisian village in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is both the highest and most densely populated Ortsteil of the municipality of Südbrookmerland, in the district of Aurich.