Finne (hills) explained

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 Flora-Fauna Habitat Region.

References

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Notes and References

1. 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 the Map Service of the Federal Office of Nature Conservation Kartendienste des Bundesamtes für Naturschutz)