General Characteristics

County (administration): South Moravia Region
District (town): Břeclav
Cadastre: Klentnice
Map 1 : 50 000 (sheet No): 3414, 34142
Geological region: Pouzdřany, Ždánice & Zdounky units; Rača unit of the Chřiby Mts.
Accessibility: - entry permit for car necessary
ID : 2949

Geology

Short characteristics of the site: Pálava Protected Landscape Area, Jurassic. Oucrops of Jurassic fossiliferous limestones with loess cover. Former important paleontological locality yelding Jurassic pelecypods, cephalopods and corals. Artificial regulation of vegetation cover.
Regional geologic unit: Carpathian - Klippen zone - Kopanice development
Stratigraphy: mezozoikum - jura
Subject: geomorphology, paleontology
Geological phenomenon: rock, rock bag, fossils fauna
Genesis: sedimentary
Rock: limestone

Territorial conservation

Level of protection: Registred geological localities suggested to protection in Protected landscape area
Protection of a geol. phenomenon: A - Protected Area (geology is important aspect of Biological declared Locality )
Part of LEPA (Large-size especially protected areas): CHKO (Protected landscape area) - Pálava
Conflicts of interests: without conflicts

References

Mackovčin P., Jatiová M., Demek J., Slavík P. a kol. (2007): Brněnsko. In: Mackovčin P.(ed): Chráněná území ČR, Svazek IX. Agentura ochrany přírody a krajiny ČR a EkoCentrum Brno, str. 756, Praha

Elaboration and Updating

Elaborated by: Gürtlerová Pavla, 11.12.08
Updated by: Kukal Zdeněk 15.10.12

Citation

The database Significant geological localities of the Czech Republic: 2949 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2024-05-04]. Available from: http:// lokality.geology.cz/2949.

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