General Characteristics

County (administration): Hradec Králové Region
District (town): Rychnov nad Kněžnou
Cadastre: Bartošovice v Orl.horách, Klášterec n.O.
Map 1 : 50 000 (sheet No): 1414, 14142,14144
Geological region: Orlice-Sněžník, Nové Město and Staré Město crystalline complexes
Accessibility: - no traffic restriction ( by car)
Excursion locality: yes
ID : 1044

Geology

Short characteristics of the site: Deep downcutting of a channel of the Orlice River. The channel is filled with boulders and blocks. Outcrops of typical Sněžník orthogneiss on river valley walls. Geomorphologically and petrologically interesting locality.
Regional geologic unit: Bohemian Massif - crystalline complex and pre-Variscian Palaeozoic - Lugicum - Orlice-Sněžník crystalline complex
Stratigraphy: paleozoikum
Subject: geomorphology, petrology
Geological phenomenon: river channel, horizontal section, gorge
Genesis: aquatic (water activity)
Rock: orthogneiss

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) - Orlické hory
Conflicts of interests: without conflicts

References

Opletal et al. (1980): Geologie Orlických hor. Ústř. úst. geol. Praha.;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 306, Praha.

Elaboration and Updating

Elaborated by: Opletal Mojmír, 25.11.94
Updated by: Opletal Mojmír 26.02.06, Opletal Mojmír 26.02.06, Pecina Vratislav 01.06.11, Gürtlerová Pavla 22.08.11

Citation

The database Significant geological localities of the Czech Republic: 1044 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2024-04-19]. Available from: http:// lokality.geology.cz/1044.

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