Hanoverian Moor Geest

It belongs to the raised bog regions of northwest Germany, which cover the geest terrain formed during the ice age and which stretch from the Netherlands to the eastern border of Lower Saxony.

Its natural boundaries are the Aller glacial valley to the north and the Burgdorf-Peine Geest to the east.

Originally this inland water was three times the size as can be seen from its boggy fringes to the west and southwest.

Whilst most of the bogs are under conservation protection today, the Totes Moor near Neustadt will still be used to harvest industrial peat on a large scale until about 2019[needs update].

Since August 2011, the moor information centre, MOORiZ, of the Hanover Region has been located in Resse.