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General Characteristics

County (administration): Hradec Králové Region
District (town): Náchod
Cadastre: Police nad Metují
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
ID : 1527

Geology

Short characteristics of the site: Outcrops of Middle Turonian marlstones and limestones on the left bank of the Ledhujka Stream near Police nad Metují. The outcrops form steps in the bottom of a steep gorge descending from the plateau top. Rock pillars with specific microrelief are present south of the gorge mouth. 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, sedimentology, paleontology
Geological phenomenon: characteristic rock
Genesis: sedimentary
Rock: opuka (aranaceous marlstone), claystone

Territorial conservation

Level of protection: Interesting geological localities in Protected landscape area
Protection of a geol. phenomenon: C - Geological phenomenon is the reason for a registration in the database of CGS
Part of LEPA (Large-size especially protected areas): CHKO (Protected landscape area) - Broumovsko
Part of the Geopark: Broumovsko
Conflicts of interests: without conflicts

References

Tásler R., Kotlář J. (1987): Geologie chráněné krajinné oblasti Broumovsko. ? MS. str. 64 + 4 přílohy. Archiv CHKO Broumovsko. Police nad Metují. Vítek J. (1986): Geomorfologie navrhovaná chráněné krajinné oblasti Broumovsko. MS. str.68 + 35 příloh. Archiv CHKO Broumovsko. Police nad Metují. 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, 05.11.03
Updated by: Čech Stanislav 17.12.04

Citation

The database Significant geological localities of the Czech Republic: 1527 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2024-03-29]. Available from: http:// lokality.geology.cz/1527.

Location in map:

Links to neighbouring localities within 2 km radius are available on mouse click in the map window.
Věra Plná, 2004
Chaloupka při silnici z Petrovic do Police nad Metují, Věra Plná, 2004
Věra Plná, 2003


(C) 2003-2012 ČGS, verse aplikace 1.21 [3.2.2016]