Hohe Schrecke

Hohe Schrecke
Highest point
Peak Wetzelshain[1]
Elevation 370.1 m (1,214 ft)
Dimensions
Area 30–55[2] km2 (12–21 sq mi)
Geography
State Counties of Kyffhäuser and Sömmerda (Thuringia), Burgenlandkreis (Saxony-Anhalt) (Germany)
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

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

Flora and fauna

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

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.

References

  1. ↑ Map services of the Federal Agency for Nature Conservation
  2. ↑ Depending on definition.

External links

Coordinates: 51°15′30″N 11°20′10″E / 51.2583°N 11.3361°E / 51.2583; 11.3361


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