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Finne (hills)
The Finne is a ridge of hills in the German states of Saxony-Anhalt and Thuringia up to and 23 km long. Geography Together with the Schmücke, the Hohe Schrecke and the Hainleite, the Finne borders the northeastern rim of the Thuringian Basin. It lies between Bad Sulza and Hauteroda. The Finne Tunnel, which has a total length of 6.885 m and is part of the Erfurt–Leipzig/Halle high-speed railway, passes through the Finne ridge. Hills *Künzelsberg *Seligenbornsberg *Wendenburg bei Burgwenden *Buchberg Nature conservation Parts of the Finne have been declared a nature reserve. The nature reserve was notified to the European Commission as part of the Hohe Schrecke - Finne Habitats Directive, Flora-Fauna Habitat Region. References The length of the Finne ridge measured from the Seligenbornsberg near Lossa in the northwest to its extreme southeast foothills at Bad Sulza (Bad Sulza Nord stop on the Peppermint Railway): around 23 km (according to th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saxony-Anhalt
Saxony-Anhalt (german: Sachsen-Anhalt ; nds, Sassen-Anholt) is a state of Germany, bordering the states of Brandenburg, Saxony, Thuringia and Lower Saxony. It covers an area of and has a population of 2.18 million inhabitants, making it the 8th-largest state in Germany by area and the 11th-largest by population. Its capital is Magdeburg and its largest city is Halle (Saale). The state of Saxony-Anhalt was formed in July 1945 after World War II, when the Soviet army administration in Allied-occupied Germany formed it from the former Prussian Province of Saxony and the Free State of Anhalt. Saxony-Anhalt became part of the German Democratic Republic in 1949, but was dissolved in 1952 during administrative reforms and its territory divided into the districts of Halle and Magdeburg. Following German reunification the state of Saxony-Anhalt was re-established in 1990 and became one of the new states of the Federal Republic of Germany. Saxony-Anhalt is renowned for it ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thuringia
Thuringia (; german: Thüringen ), officially the Free State of Thuringia ( ), is a state of central Germany, covering , the sixth smallest of the sixteen German states. It has a population of about 2.1 million. Erfurt is the capital and largest city. Other cities are Jena, Gera and Weimar. Thuringia is bordered by Bavaria, Hesse, Lower Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt, and Saxony. It has been known as "the green heart of Germany" () from the late 19th century due to its broad, dense forest. Most of Thuringia is in the Saale drainage basin, a left-bank tributary of the Elbe. Thuringia is home to the Rennsteig, Germany's best-known hiking trail. Its winter resort of Oberhof makes it a well-equipped winter sports destination – half of Germany's 136 Winter Olympic gold medals had been won by Thuringian athletes as of 2014. Thuringia was favoured by or was the birthplace of three key intellectuals and leaders in the arts: Johann Sebastian Bach, Johann Wolfgang von Goet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Schmücke
The Schmücke is a ridge of hills in Thuringia, Germany. Geography Together with the Hohe Schrecke, the Finne and the Hainleite, the Schmücke borders the northern rim of the Thuringian Basin. It lies between Hauteroda, Oberheldrungen, Heldrungen Heldrungen is a town and a former municipality in the Kyffhäuserkreis district, Thuringia, Germany. Since 1 January 2019, it is part of the town An der Schmücke. Nearby rivers are the Unstrut and the Wipper. It is known for its fortification ..., Heldrungen station, Gorsleben and Hemleben. It is separated from the Hainleite in the west by the Sachsenburg Gate (''Sachsenburger Pforte''). Hills *Stubenberg 198 m AMSL *Scharfer Berg 249 m AMSL Hills of Thuringia Forests and woodlands of Thuringia [Baidu] |
Hohe Schrecke
The Hohe Schrecke is a ridge of hills in central Germany. It lies mainly within Thuringia; however, the southeastern part around Lossa belongs to the state of Saxony-Anhalt. Geography Together with the Schmücke, the Finne and the Hainleite, the Hohe Schrecke forms the northern rim of the Thuringian Basin. It lies between Braunsroda, Reinsdorf, Gehofen, Donndorf, Wiehe, Lossa, Hauteroda and Oberheldrungen. Hills and high points The highest point of the Hohe Schrecke in its wider sense is the Wetzelshain (). Among its hills and high points are the following– sorted by height in metres (m) above sea level (NHN; unless otherwise stated): * Wetzelshain (370.1 m), between Hauteroda and Garnbach * Beerberg (362.7 m), between Hauteroda and Langenroda * Drei-Lindenberg (357.6 m), near Garnbach * Seligenbornsberg (356.0 m), near Lossa in the area of the Finne with Saxony-Anhalt * Erbsland (353.6 m), near Ostramondra in the area of the Finne * Heidenkopf (353.2 m), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hainleite
The Hainleite is a Muschelkalk ridge of hills up to in northern Thuringia, Germany. Geography This heavily wooded landscape lies between Bleicherode in Nordhausen district, Sondershausen in Kyffhäuser district, Bad Frankenhausen, Dingelstädt, Oldisleben, Kindelbrück and Schernberg. It is bordered to the north by the Kyffhäuser Hills (german: Kyffhäuser Gebirge) on the other side of the Wipper, to the east – beyond the so-called Thuringian Gate, a gorge carved out by the Unstrut near little ''Sachsenburg'' – by the Schmücke and the Hohe Schrecke, and to the south and southwest by the Thuringian Basin. Important towns * Sondershausen, capital of Kyffhäuser district * Bad Frankenhausen Hills The highest elevationsee the discussion at German Wikipedia is the point located in the western part of the Hainleite between Immenrode and Straußberg. Other hills include the Possen (420 m), the Heidelberg (403 m) and the Kuhberg (406 m). ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thuringian Basin
The Thuringian Basin (german: Thüringer Becken) is a depression in the central and northwest part of Thuringia in Germany which is crossed by several rivers, the longest of which is the Unstrut. It stretches about from north to south and around from east to west. Its height varies from about 150 to . The Basin is surrounded by a wide outer girdle of limestone (Muschelkalk) ridges (including Hainich, Dün, Hainleite, Hohe Schrecke, Schmücke, Finne), and to the southwest by the Thuringian Forest and to the southeast by sharply divided terraces (the Ilm-Saale and Ohrdruf Muschelkalk plateaus, and the Saale-Elster Bunter sandstone plateau). The Thuringian Basin belongs to the triassic period, during which horizontal beds of Bunter sandstone, Muschelkalk and Keuper were laid down. Below those lie the salt and gypsum layers of Magnesian Limestone (Zechstein). In the Cenozoic era the surrounding ridges were uplifted, whilst the Thuringian Basin sank to form a saucer-shaped depress ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bad Sulza
Bad Sulza is a town in the Weimarer Land district, in Thuringia, Germany. It is situated on the river Ilm, 15 km southwest of Naumburg, and 18 km north of Jena. The former municipality Ködderitzsch was merged into Bad Sulza in January 2019, and Saaleplatte in December 2019. History Within the German Empire (1871-1918), Bad Sulza was part of the Grand Duchy of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach. Notable citizens * Johann Agricola (1590-1668), superintendent of the salt plant from 1622 to 1631, used the healing power of Sulza brine for therapeutic purposes. * Adolf Piltz Adolf Piltz (8 December 1855 – 1940) was a German mathematician who contributed to number theory. Piltz was arguably the first to formulate a generalized Riemann hypothesis The Riemann hypothesis is one of the most important conjectures in mat ... (1855-1940), German mathematician notable for his work in number theory. Associated with the city * Thomas Naogeorgus (actually Kirchmair) (1508-1563), theol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hauteroda
Hauteroda is a village and a former municipality in the district Kyffhäuserkreis, in Thuringia, Germany. Since 1 January 2019, it is part of the town An der Schmücke An der Schmücke is a town in the district Kyffhäuserkreis, in Thuringia, Germany. It was created with effect from 1 January 2019 by the merger of the former municipalities of Bretleben, Gorsleben, Hauteroda, Heldrungen, Hemleben and Oldisleb .... References Former municipalities in Thuringia Kyffhäuserkreis {{Kyffhäuserkreis-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Finne Tunnel
Finne may refer to: People * Bård Finne * Ewa Thalén Finné (born 1959), Swedish Moderate Party politician * Ferdinand Finne (1910–1999), Norwegian artist * Finne Jager, also known as Phynn (born 1984), Dutch disc jockey * Gabriel Finne (1866–1899), Norwegian writer * Geir Finne (1948–2020), Norwegian politician * Gunnar Finne * Hans Finne-Grønn (1903–2001), Norwegian painter * Julie Finne-Ipsen, Danish golf player * Jørgen Finne-Grønn (1905–1998), Norwegian diplomat * Severin Finne (1883–1953), Norwegian fencer * Stian Herlofsen Finne-Grønn (1869–1963), Norwegian lawyer, archivist, genealogist and museum director Places * ''Baile na Finne'' or Fintown, Ireland * Finne, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany * Finne (hills), Germany * ''Loch Finne'' or Lough Finn, Ireland * ''Loch Bó Finne'' or Lough Bofin (Galway), Ireland See also * Finns Finns or Finnish people ( fi, suomalaiset, ) are a Baltic Finnic ethnic group native to Finland. Finns are traditionall ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Erfurt–Leipzig/Halle High-speed Railway
The Erfurt–Leipzig/Halle high-speed railway is a -long high-speed line in Germany between Erfurt and Leipzig and Halle. It is listed in Germany's Federal Transport Plan (''Bundesverkehrswegeplan'') as " German Unity Rail Project no 8.2" (''Verkehrsprojekt Deutsche Einheit Schiene'', VDE 8.2) and is a section of the Munich–Berlin high-speed route, part of the Line 1 of Trans-European Transport Networks (TEN-T) and on the east–west axis between Dresden and Frankfurt. To the north, it connects with the previously completed Berlin-Halle and Leipzig railways (VDE 8.3) and to in the south with the Nuremberg-Erfurt high-speed railway (VDE 8.1), which was opened in December 2017. The travel time from Munich to Berlin has been reduced to about four hours. The design speed is largely , reduced to on the branch to Halle. of the -long high-speed line is located in three tunnels; the six viaducts of the route together are more than long. With a length of approxi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nature Reserve
A nature reserve (also known as a wildlife refuge, wildlife sanctuary, biosphere reserve or bioreserve, natural or nature preserve, or nature conservation area) is a protected area of importance for flora, fauna, or features of geological or other special interest, which is reserved and managed for purposes of conservation and to provide special opportunities for study or research. They may be designated by government institutions in some countries, or by private landowners, such as charities and research institutions. Nature reserves fall into different IUCN categories depending on the level of protection afforded by local laws. Normally it is more strictly protected than a nature park. Various jurisdictions may use other terminology, such as ecological protection area or private protected area in legislation and in official titles of the reserves. History Cultural practices that roughly equate to the establishment and maintenance of reserved areas for animals date bac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
European Commission
The European Commission (EC) is the executive of the European Union (EU). It operates as a cabinet government, with 27 members of the Commission (informally known as "Commissioners") headed by a President. It includes an administrative body of about 32,000 European civil servants. The Commission is divided into departments known as Directorates-General (DGs) that can be likened to departments or ministries each headed by a Director-General who is responsible to a Commissioner. There is one member per member state, but members are bound by their oath of office to represent the general interest of the EU as a whole rather than their home state. The Commission President (currently Ursula von der Leyen) is proposed by the European Council (the 27 heads of state/governments) and elected by the European Parliament. The Council of the European Union then nominates the other members of the Commission in agreement with the nominated President, and the 27 members as a team are t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
