General Characteristics

County (administration): Hradec Králové Region
District (town): Náchod
Cadastre: Bezděkov nad Metují, Velké Petrovice, Vysoká Srbská, Žabokrky
Map 1 : 50 000 (sheet No): 0433, 04332
Geological region: Czech Cretaceous Basin - E-Bohemian and W-Moravian Cretaceous; Chrudim Cretaceous; Králíky Furrow; Police Basin
Accessibility: - no traffic restriction ( by car)
Excursion locality: yes
ID : 1504

Geology

Short characteristics of the site: Marlstone cliffs and pillars in the area of talus forests on slopes of the Metuje River and its tributaries, southern part of the Broumovsko PLA. The cliffs of marlstones to limestones form several levels, deformed by dense jointing. They are surrounded by blocky to stony marlstone talus. Jizera Formation, Bohemian Cretaceous Basin.
Regional geologic unit: Bohemian Massif - superficial deposits and post-Variscian magmatites - Cretaceous - Czech Cretaceous Basin
Stratigraphy: mezozoikum - křída - svrchní křída - turon
Subject: structural geology, geomorphology, botany, sedimentology, hydrogeology
Geological phenomenon: horizontal section, fault, characteristic rock
Genesis: aquatic (water activity), tectonic, sedimentary
Rock: limestone, siltstone

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) - Broumovsko
Part of the Geopark: Broumovsko
Conflicts of interests: without conflicts

References

Ziegler,V.(1993): hodnocení křídových lokalit na území CHKO Broumovsko. MS.str.20. Archiv CHKO Broumovsko. Police nad Metují.

Elaboration and Updating

Elaborated by: Plná Věra, 15.10.03
Updated by: Čech Stanislav 17.12.04, Čech Stanislav 21.11.09

Citation

The database Significant geological localities of the Czech Republic: 1504 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2024-04-20]. Available from: http:// lokality.geology.cz/1504.

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