General Characteristics

County (administration): Hradec Králové Region
District (town): Náchod
Cadastre: Červená hora, Česká Skalice, Malá Skalice, Ratibořice, Slatina nad Úpou
Map 1 : 50 000 (sheet No): 0433, 04333
Geological region: Permo-Carboniferous of the Krkonoše-piedmont and Lower Silesian basins
Accessibility: - no traffic restriction ( by car)
Excursion locality: yes
ID : 2900

Geology

Short characteristics of the site: The Permocarboniferous of the Krkonoše Piedmont and Inner Sudetian basins. The Úpa River valley exposes a set of Cretaceous and Permocarboniferous sediments and occassionally with their basement. Prevailing Permian sediments consist of conglomerates, underlying Carboniferous deposits are mainly fine grained. The Cretaceous and Permocarboniferous sediments are covered by Pleistocene fluvial gravel Local travertine occurrence is also interesting.
Regional geologic unit: Bohemian Massif - crystalline complex and pre-Variscian Palaeozoic - Lugicum - Krkonoše-Jizerské hory Mts.crystalline complex, Bohemian Massif - superficial deposits and post-Variscian magmatites - Upper Carboniferous and Permian - Lugic Late Palaeozoicum (including Triassic deposits)
Stratigraphy: paleozoikum - perm, proterozoikum
Subject: geology, quaternary geology, geomorphology, petrology, hydrogeology, sedimentology, stratigraphy, botany
Geological phenomenon: transgression, unconformity, incrustation, spring, river source, meander, waterfall, outcrop, flood plaine, river channel
Genesis: sedimentary, aquatic (water activity), metamorphic (general metamorphism)
Rock: phyllite, sandstone, conglomerate, claystone, marlstone, travertine

Territorial conservation

Level of protection: National nature monument
Additional information: See the Digital register of the Agency for Nature Conservation and Landscape Protection of the Czech Republic AOPK ČR
Protection of a geol. phenomenon: A - Protected Area (geology is important aspect of Biological declared Locality )
Conflicts of interests: vegetation, forestry, tourism

References

Faltysová H., Mackovčin P., Sedláček M. a kol.(2002): Královéhradecko. In: Mackovčin P. a Sedláček M.(eds.): Chráněná území ČR, svazek V. Agentura ochrany přírody a krajiny ČR a EkoCentrum Brno, str. 164-165, Praha.

Elaboration and Updating

Elaborated by: Gürtlerová Pavla, 06.11.08
Updated by: Prouza Vladimír 07.11.08

Citation

The database Significant geological localities of the Czech Republic: 2900 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2024-04-29]. Available from: http:// lokality.geology.cz/2900.

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