Bärringer Peat Bog

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