Abertamy

Bärringer Peat Bog

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The Bärringer peat bog (Perninské rašeliniště) between Pernink (Bärringen), Abertamy (Abertham) in the Bohemian part of the Ore Mountains. Photo: Chris Bergau

A natural monument of a special kind is located between Pernink (Bärringen) and Abertamy (Abertham) in the Bohemian part of the Ore Mountains. Between 1956 and 2000, peat was extracted from the 12,000-year-old Bärringer Peat Bog (Perninské rašeliniště), with estimates of up to 900,000 cubic meters, often through ruthless trenching to a depth of seven … Read more

On the Way Around Pernink

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The 1,000-meter-high Bärringer Berg (Perninský vrch) in the Bohemian part of the Ore Mountains. Photo: Chris Bergau

Today, I was with a hiking group in the Pernink (Bärringen), Abertamy (Abertham) region in the Bohemian part of the Ore Mountains. During a break on a beautiful hilltop, we had a view of Perninský vrch (Bärringer Berg). Perninský vrch is with exactly 1,000 meters the “lowest” of over 30 other peaks over 1,000 meters … Read more