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The Accessorize (also Kahle decorations ) is one to 380.1 m above sea. NN and high in the core area by only 7 km ² large ridge in Kyffhauserkreis and county Sömmerda in Thuringia ( Germany ).

Geographical location

The decorations, together with the subsequent fin located southeast and located beyond the carrying of the Unstrut Saxony Burger gate Hainleite in the northwest of the northern and northeastern part of the boundary of the Thuringian Basin. It lies between Heldrungen in the north, Oberheldrungen and Hauteroda in the northeast, Burgwenden the southeast, Großmonra in the south, and Beichlingen Hemleben in the southwest to west and Gorsleben and the aforementioned Saxony Burger gate in the northwest. To the northeast of the Valley of the hero Erbaches the High -cricket joins.

The merging ridges decorations and Finn - between Heldrungen in the northwest and in the southeast of Bad Sulza - are together almost 40 km long.

Mountains

The highest mountain of the decorations is located between Hauteroda and Beichlingen Künzelmann mountain ( 380.1 m above sea level. NN ).

→ for these and other mountains and elevations see paragraph Decorate the article " List of mountains and elevations in Thuringia "

The surface of much of the decorations is fissured by old quarries.

Traffic

The Federal Highway 71 crosses under the decorations since 2008 in the 1,729 m -long tunnel decorations.

Conservation

According to an announcement from the State Administration Office Thuringia the south to the western area of Heldrungen Accessorize was provided with the neighboring woods and southern slopes under protection on April 30, 2013. This includes parts of the municipalities Heldrungen, Oberheldrungen, Gorsleben and Hemleben. The reserve has an area of ​​about 550 ha

The landscape is characterized by a loose assortment of dry and semi-dry grasslands, meadows, cairns, bushes, orchards and forest and arable land. Medieval mining pits stretch along the crest of the ridge. Due to the size and diversity of the various heat and dry -loving habitats as well as its rarity, a variety of animals and plants that have to conform to these dry conditions, habitats are being offered, which is particularly inter alia, applies to wild bees, grasshoppers and butterflies. In winter, find the barbastelle the necessary shelter, which is why the area is currently considered the largest known hibernating quarters for this bat in Thuringia.

Tourists and hikers prefer the Bald decorations because of its beauty and the extraordinary views stretching over the Thuringian Basin. Also in the future walking and cycling on the existing trails and riding is allowed on marked riding trails. Ultimately, the use of the area by farmers and foresters and hunters is possible.