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The Location |
Dat lüttje Hus is in the small village of Neu Sankt Jürgen,
part of the village of Worpswede at the edge of the "Teufelsmoor", which
translates into Devil's Moor. The name has really nothing to do with
Beelzebub, but is a derivation of "doofes Moor" which means barren or
infertile moor. The Worpswede is about 7 km away, the county "capital" Osterholz-Scharmbeck 15 km and to the centre of Bremen it is about 30 km. |
This approx. 600 km2 region is a valley formed at the end of the last ice age, with the small rivers Hamme, Wümme and Wörpe flowing through it. |
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In the 17th/18th Centuries,
settlers carved a hard existence here based on agriculure and peat
harvesting. Peat was a major income earner as it was used extensively for
heating purposes. It was transported in long and narrow boats over
man-made canals and rivers to the nearby town of Bremen. |
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Harvest time in the Teufelsmoor |
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Sunset |
Today, the region has become an attractive |
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For further and more detailed information , click here to go to the official web site of the municipality of Worpswede |
Another, commercial, site where you can find lots of information is Worpswede24 . |
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