General Characteristics

County (administration): Central Bohemia Region
District (town): Mělník
Cadastre: Kokořín
Map 1 : 50 000 (sheet No): 0244, 02444
Geological region: Czech Cretaceous Basin - Jizera Cretaceous & Cretaceous of the lower section of Labe River, Ploučnice, Kamenice and the Děčínský Sněžník Mt.
Accessibility: - passable footpath
Excursion locality: yes
ID : 1223

Geology

Short characteristics of the site: Rock city (castellated sandstones) developed in medium- up to coarse-grained sandstones of the Jizera Formation. Ferricrete is developed which makes some layer more competent and thus selecive weathering forms bizarre relief phenomena. So called capstones are most remarkable. Very popular and attractive locality.
Regional geologic unit: Bohemian Massif - superficial deposits and post-Variscian magmatites - Cretaceous - Czech Cretaceous Basin
Stratigraphy: mezozoikum - křída - svrchní křída - turon
Subject: geomorphology, sedimentology
Geological phenomenon: mushroom rock, selective erosion, rock cavity
Genesis: sedimentary, weathering
Rock: sandstone

Territorial conservation

Level of protection: Nature reserve in Protected landscape area
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 (declared as Geological and Biological Locality)
Part of LEPA (Large-size especially protected areas): CHKO (Protected landscape area) - Kokořínsko
Conflicts of interests: tourism

References

Havlíček P., Tyráček J. (edit) 2000: Bohemian field conference. September 10 - 12, 2000. Excursion guide book. - Str. 5, ČGÚ. Praha.

Elaboration and Updating

Elaborated by: Dašková Jiřina, 01.11.01
Updated by: Gürtlerová Pavla 25.08.09, Gürtlerová Pavla 12.10.12, Adamovič Jiří 24.10.12

Citation

The database Significant geological localities of the Czech Republic: 1223 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2024-04-20]. Available from: http:// lokality.geology.cz/1223.

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