General Characteristics

County (administration): Zlín Region
District (town): Zlín
Cadastre: Držková
Map 1 : 50 000 (sheet No): 2532, 25321
Geological region: Fore-Magura, Rača (E from the Napajedla gateway), Bystrica & Bílé Karpaty units
Accessibility: - access without footpath
ID : 1066

Geology

Short characteristics of the site: Large area with interesting relief forms even of a rock city character. Sediments belong to Lukov Beds of the Soláň Formation of the Rača Unit of the Magura flysch (Paleocene) and are represented mostly by subarkoses. Many interesting microrelief, mesorelief and microrelief phenomena.
Regional geologic unit: Carpathian - Flysch belt - Magurian group of nappes
Stratigraphy: kenozoikum - paleogén - paleocén
Subject: geomorphology, petrology
Geological phenomenon: rock
Genesis: sedimentary, frost weathering
Rock: sandstone

Territorial conservation

Level of protection: 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 (declared as Geological Locality)
Conflicts of interests: sports

References

Doležal,F. a kol.(1988): Cvičné skály na Moravě. Horolezecký průvodce. Olympia Praha, 317 s. Kirchner, K.(1985): Krajinou Hostýnských vrchů. Zprávy Zeměpisného sdružení KŠVBV, 1985, č.5,s.1-2.Brno. Kirchner,K.(1988): The forms of weathering and erosion in the Hostýnské vrchy Mts.(Eastern Moravia).3.Pseudokarst-symposium.Kulturbund der DDR, Dresden 1988, s.38-40. Pesl,V.(1988): Geologická mapa ČSR, 25-32 Zlín.Praha,ÚÚG 1988. Vítek, J.(1987): Držkovské skály.Lidé a země,1987,roč.36,č.3,s.108,Praha.

Elaboration and Updating

Elaborated by: Kirchner Karel, 30.11.95
Updated by: Krejčí Oldřich 22.10.12

Citation

The database Significant geological localities of the Czech Republic: 1066 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2024-04-27]. Available from: http:// lokality.geology.cz/1066.

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