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 The Senne in Nordrhein-Westfalen
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| Location | Ostwestfalen-Lippe, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany |
| Coordinates | 51°51′N 8°47′E / 51.85°N 8.78°ECoordinates: 51°51′N 8°47′E / 51.85°N 8.78°E |
| Area | 210 km2 |
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| Ecosystem(s) | moorland, sand dunes |
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The Senne is a natural region of moorland and sand dunes in the Regierungsbezirk of Detmold, in the state of Nordrhein-Westfalen in west-central Germany. It lies to the west of the Teutoburger Forest, and has an area of approximately 210 km2.[1] It lies between the cities of Bielefeld to the north-west, Detmold to the north-east, and Paderborn to the south.
Fauna[edit]
The region is the home of a critically-endangered breed of riding horse, the Senner, which is believed to be the oldest breed of riding horse in Germany, and is documented at least as far back as 1160.[2][3] It lived in feral herds in the moorlands and in the Teutoburger Forest to the east. In 1999, some were introduced to the Moosheide nature reserve to assist in conservation grazing.[4]:502
References[edit]
- ^ 54006 Senne (in German). Bundesamt für Naturschutz. Accessed July 2017.
- ^ Senner (in German). Gesellschaft zur Erhaltung alter und gefährdeter Haustierrassen. Accessed July 2017.
- ^ Mathias Vogt (1995). Schwerpunkt - Pferde: Der Senner - die älteste Reitpferdezucht in Deutschland (in German). Gesellschaft zur Erhaltung alter und gefährdeter Haustierrassen. Accessed July 2017.
- ^ Valerie Porter, Lawrence Alderson, Stephen J.G. Hall, D. Phillip Sponenberg (2016). Mason's World Encyclopedia of Livestock Breeds and Breeding (sixth edition). Wallingford: CABI. ISBN 9781780647944.
