Moormuseum Moordorf, Open-air museum in Aurich, Germany.
Moormuseum Moordorf is an open-air museum near Aurich with reconstructed houses and buildings from the moor settlement period. The site displays clay brick homes, sod huts, and stone structures that explain how people built their houses and organized their lives in this harsh environment.
The museum documents the development of moor settlements over several centuries, starting with early settlers who began using the moor in the 18th century. The buildings show how construction techniques and ways of life changed over time, until the moor colonies were abandoned in the 20th century.
The site shows how people lived and worked in the moorland regions of East Frisia, with focus on everyday objects and handcraft techniques of moor inhabitants. You can see old tools and understand how difficult life was in this landscape.
Access to the grounds is straightforward, and visitors can walk freely between the buildings on marked paths and enter the rooms. There is also a wooden boardwalk that crosses the moor, which is particularly helpful during wet weather to stay dry.
The wooden boardwalk leads to an observation platform where visitors can see rare moor plants like sundew in their natural habitat. These plants are specially adapted to the moor and show how unique the ecosystem of this land is.
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