General Characteristics

County (administration): South Moravia Region
District (town): Blansko
Cadastre: Suchdol
Map 1 : 50 000 (sheet No): 2423, 24233
Geological region: Drahany and Mírov Culm; Moravian and Mladeč karst
Accessibility: - entry permit for car necessary
ID : 1277

Geology

Short characteristics of the site: Karst valley, one of the best developed karst valleys in Czechia. Attractive locality showing karst features.
Regional geologic unit: Bohemian Massif - crystalline complex and pre-Variscian Palaeozoic - Moravosilesian region - Moravosilesian Palaeozoicum, Bohemian Massif - superficial deposits and post-Variscian magmatites - Quaternary - Quaternary of denudation areas of Bohemian Massif
Stratigraphy: kenozoikum - kvartér, paleozoikum - devon
Subject: geomorphology, geology, paleontology, structural geology
Geological phenomenon: karst, karst cave, rock arch, cliff
Genesis: sedimentary, tectonic
Rock: limestone

Territorial conservation

Level of protection: Registred geological localities suggested to protection in Protected landscape area
Protection of a geol. phenomenon: B - Geological phenomenon is the reason for a recommendation to the protection
Part of LEPA (Large-size especially protected areas): CHKO (Protected landscape area) - Moravský kras
Conflicts of interests: without conflicts

References

Baldík, V. et al. (2016): Vysvětlivky k základním geologickým mapám České republiky 1 : 25 000 24-233 Ostrov u Macochy. MS Archiv České geologické služby.; Hromas J. (ed) a kol (2009): Jeskyně. In Mackovič P. a Sedláček M (eds.): Chráněná území ČR, svazek XIV. Agentura ochrany přírody a krajinyČR a Ekocentrum Brno, Praha, 608 pp.

Elaboration and Updating

Elaborated by: Dašková Jiřina, 29.11.01
Updated by: Otava Jiří 05.11.11, Baldík Vít 05.10.17

Citation

The database Significant geological localities of the Czech Republic: 1277 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2024-04-26]. Available from: http:// lokality.geology.cz/1277.

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