General Characteristics

County (administration): South Moravia Region
District (town): Břeclav
Cadastre: Břeclav
Map 1 : 50 000 (sheet No): 3423, 34234
Geological region: Neogene of the Vienna Basin
Accessibility: - entry permit for car necessary
Excursion locality: yes
ID : 641

Geology

Short characteristics of the site: Archeological site, natural cultural heritage, one of the centre of the historical Great Moravian Empire. Geologically this locality consists of fluvial sandy gravels within the Dyje River floodplain sediments. These are overlain by eolian sands in a form of dunes. Palynological analysis proved the age of 9th century A.C.
Regional geologic unit: Bohemian Massif - superficial deposits and post-Variscian magmatites - Quaternary - Quaternary of deposition areas of Bohemian Massif
Stratigraphy: kenozoikum - kvartér
Subject: archeology, sedimentology, stratigraphy, quaternary geology
Geological phenomenon: flood plaine
Genesis: anthropogenic (anthropogenic activity), aquatic (water activity), sedimentary
Rock: gravel-sand

Territorial conservation

Level of protection: Technical or cultural monument
Protection of a geol. phenomenon: A - Protected Area (geology is important aspect of Biological declared Locality )
Conflicts of interests: forestry

References

Havlíček, P. (1987): Povodí řeky Moravy v průběhu posledních 15 000 let. - MS Archiv ČGÚ Praha.

Elaboration and Updating

Elaborated by: Uhlířová Ivana, 29.11.93
Updated by: Gürtlerová Pavla 16.04.12, Tomanová Petrová Pavla 10.04.14, Kukal Zdeněk 22.12.17

Citation

The database Significant geological localities of the Czech Republic: 641 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2024-05-04]. Available from: http:// lokality.geology.cz/641.

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