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In Germany peatlands originally covered an area of about 14,200 km². Today it is estimated that the peatland area has reduced to just 10% of the original. The peatlands in Germany have been classified into two types raised bog and fen. 95% of the fens and 58% of raised bog are used for agriculture.

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 Raised bog with open water pools and wooded islands at Wildsee in the Black Forest.
Copyright Peter Foss 1999.

Raised bog with large open water pools at Wildsee in the Black Forest.
Copyright Peter Foss 1999.

Kettle hole mire near Glambeck, County Meklenburg-Vorpommern.
Copyright Michael Steiner 1999.

Spring fen at Fauler Ort, County Meklenburg-Vorpommern.
Copyright Michael Steiner 1999.

Duerres Maar, terrestrialisation mire, Eiffel, County Saarland.
Copyright Michael Steiner 1999.

Brockenfeld, poor sloping fen, Harz Mountains, County Sachsen-Anhalt.
Copyright Michael Steiner 1999.

Bog hollow and Pinus uncinata mire expanse in the background, near Vorderfalken, Black Forest, County Baden-Württemberg.
Copyright Michael Steiner 1999.

Bog "Georgebfeld", Erzgebirge, County Sachsen.
Copyright Michael Steiner 1999.
   

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