The Finne is a ridge of hills in the German states of Saxony-Anhalt

Saxony-Anhalt

Saxony-Anhalt is a landlocked state of Germany. Its capital is Magdeburg and it is surrounded by the German states of Lower Saxony, Brandenburg, Saxony, and Thuringia.Saxony-Anhalt covers an area of...

 and Thuringia

Thuringia

The Free State of Thuringia is a state of Germany, located in the central part of the country.It has an area of and 2.29 million inhabitants, making it the sixth smallest by area and the fifth smallest by population of Germany's sixteen states....

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Geography

Together with the Schmücke

Schmücke

- 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 station, Gorsleben and Hemleben...

, the Hohe Schrecke

Hohe Schrecke

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:...

 and the Hainleite

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...

, the Finne borders the northeastern rim of the Thuringian Basin

Thuringian Basin

The Thuringian Basin 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...

. It lies between Bad Sulza

Bad Sulza

*anthonys wiilyBad 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....

 and Hauteroda

Hauteroda

Hauteroda is a municipality in the district Kyffhäuserkreis, in Thuringia, Germany....

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The Finne Tunnel, which is part of the Erfurt–Leipzig/Halle high-speed railway and is currently (2007) under construction, is planned to pass through the Finne ridge with a total length of 6,885 m.

Hills

• Künzelsberg
• Seligenbornsberg
• Wendenburg bei Burgwenden
• Buchberg

Nature conservation

Parts of the Finne have been declared a nature reserve

Nature reserve

A nature reserve is a protected area of importance for wildlife, flora, fauna or features of geological or other special interest, which is reserved and managed for conservation and to provide special opportunities for study or research...

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The nature reserve was notified to the European Commission

European Commission

The European Commission is the executive body of the European Union. The body is responsible for proposing legislation, implementing decisions, upholding the Union's treaties and the general day-to-day running of the Union....

 as part of the Hohe Schrecke - Finne Flora-Fauna Habitat Region.