Ljubljana Marshes

Ljubljana Moor (Slovenian Ljubljansko barje ) is the name of a nearby southwest of Ljubljana, kidney-shaped area in the center of Slovenia with an area of ​​about 160 sq km and a width of at least 6 km.

History

The bog was 2 million years ago. Following the last ice age 10,000 years ago, there formed a lake that has dried up about 3500 years ago, but the area remained marshy in many parts. The Moor is located within an earthquake fault line, the last major earthquake occurred in 1895. It falls every year by 0.5 mm.

Archeology

Pfahlbauten

On the edge of the moor 15 m below the surface remains have been found in excavations of settlements. The first traces of settlement dating back 6600 years. Especially in the south east pile dwellings were built, but apparently only for a short time, because after that is long for 1,000 years no settlement evidence. The reasons for this have not yet been clarified. Following this time without any settlement can prove that but then again breaks off abruptly, for a period of 500 years, a further 400 years strong lasting settlement. A third and final settlement period is detectable shortly before the Bronze Age, but 1500 before the beginning of time the whole area was nothing but swamp and the people moved to the edge.

Radfund

The bog is archaeologically gmajne mainly known through the Radfund Stare ( in Ljubljana Moor ). The materials found there fire hardened wheel fragment with axis, one of the oldest ( 4th millennium BC) in the circum- space and comes from a local group of the Baden culture.

Conservation

The whole bog is in the amount of 14,000 ha since 2004, a Natura 2000 site Ljubljansko barje (FFH and SCI / VS, SI3000271/SI5000014 ), and 13505 ha since 2008, a country park ( Krajinski park, o.Nr. ).

In the Landscape Park are some nature reserves, including the strict nature reserve Iški morost, and nine natural monuments.