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With an overall area of 1,148 square kilometres the Saale-Orla-District is the third biggest district of Thuringia
low mountain range
highest elevation: the Stieglitz-mountain near Bad Lobenstein with 732,9 m above sea level
Biggest bodies of water
Bleiloch Talsperre (biggest dam in Germany): 215 million m³ reservoir, 9.2 square kilometres surface of the water
Hohenwarte Talsperre (dam in the Saale-Orla-District/District of Saalfeld-Rudolstadt): 182 million m³ reservoir, 7.3 square kilometres surface of water
Burgkhammer Talsperre: 5.6 million m³ reservoir, 0.8 square kilometres surface of water
Rivers
Saale (86 km), Orla (35 km), Wisenta (54km), Sormitz (21km), Kotschau (9 km)
Reserves and sanctuaries
| description | number | area |
|---|---|---|
| flora-fauna-habitat areas | 14 | 6,252 hectares |
| nature reserves | 15 | 3,324 hectares |
| landscape conservation areas | 7 | 31,729 hectares |
| natural monument areas/ biological reserve | 83 | 204 hectares |
More information on nature reserves and landscape conservation areas