Hohe Schrecke
Hohe Schrecke | |
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Highest point | |
Peak | Wetzelshain[1] |
Elevation | 370.1 m above NHN |
Dimensions | |
Area | 30–55 km2 (12–21 sq mi)(depending on definition) |
Geography | |
State | Counties of Kyffhäuser and Sömmerda (Thuringia), Burgenlandkreis (Saxony-Anhalt) (Germany) |
Range coordinates | 51°15′30″N 11°20′10″E / 51.2583°N 11.3361°ECoordinates: 51°15′30″N 11°20′10″E / 51.2583°N 11.3361°E |
Parent range | Lower Unstrut Hill Country, Thuringian Basin (and surrounding plateaux) |
Geology | |
Type of rock | Bunter sandstone |
The Hohe Schrecke is a ridge of hills in central Germany. It lies mainly within Thuringia; the southeastern part around Lossa belongs to the state of Saxony-Anhalt.
Geography[]
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Together with the Schmücke, the Finne and the Hainleite, the Hohe Schrecke forms the northern rim of the Thuringian Basin. It lies between , Reinsdorf, Gehofen, Donndorf, Wiehe, Lossa, Hauteroda and Oberheldrungen.
Hills[]
- Schulzenberg 320 m AMSL.
Flora and fauna[]
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The landscape on the Hohe Schrecke is dominated by large, unified stands of deciduous forest, especially beech woods. In the eastern part there are areas that were used as a military training area until the withdrawal of Soviet forces and were kept free of trees for that purpose.
Primarily because of its unity the Hohe Schrecke provides a habitat for the wildcat, black stork and red deer. More than 500 different species of macrofungi also grow here.
Nature reserve[]
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The majority of the Hohe Schrecke has been designated as a nature reserve, which covers an area of some 35 km2.
The nature reserve was notified to the European Commission as part of the Hohe Schrecke - Finne Flora-Fauna Habitat Region.
The conservation project "Hohe Schrecke - Old Forest with a Future" (Hohe Schrecke - Alter Wald mit Zukunft) was one of five winners of the national competition for nature conservation projects and rural development. As a result, it has received resources from the Federal Ministry for Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety and the Federal Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Consumer Protection.
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- Nature reserves in Saxony-Anhalt
- Nature reserves in Thuringia
- Mountains and hills of Saxony-Anhalt
- Hills of Thuringia
- Forests and woodlands of Saxony-Anhalt
- Forests and woodlands of Thuringia
- Sömmerda (district)
- Kyffhäuser
- Thuringia geography stubs
- Saxony-Anhalt geography stubs