General Characteristics

County (administration): Liberec Region
District (town): Semily
Cadastre: Troskovice
Map 1 : 50 000 (sheet No): 0334, 03342
Geological region: Czech Cretaceous Basin - Labe & Čáslav Cretaceous; Cretaceous of the Dlouhá mez
Accessibility: - access without footpath
Excursion locality: yes
ID : 1635

Geology

Short characteristics of the site: Small sandstone "rock city" with internal sedimentological and diagenetical (ferruginitization) features. Geomorphically very interesting features. This locality is classified as Natural Reserve in the Protected Landscape Area Česká ráj - the Bohemian Paradise.
Regional geologic unit: Bohemian Massif - superficial deposits and post-Variscian magmatites - Cretaceous - Czech Cretaceous Basin
Stratigraphy: mezozoikum - křída - svrchní křída - turon
Subject: geomorphology, sedimentology
Geological phenomenon: selective erosion, bedding
Genesis: sedimentary
Rock: sandstone

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) - Český ráj
Part of the Geopark: Bohemian Paradise
Conflicts of interests: tourism, recreation

References

Adamovič,J., Cílek, V. (2002): Železivce české křídové pánve.-knih.čes. speleolog. společnosti, 38, 1-172. Praha.; Mackovčin P., Sedláček M. a Kuncová J. (2002): Chráněná území ČR - Liberecko, Svazek III. Agentura ochrany přírody a krajiny ČR a EkoCentrum Brno, Praha, 331 s.; Čech, S., et.al. (2011): Základní geologická mapa České republiky 1 : 25 000 s Vysvětlivkami 03-342 Rovensko pod Troskami. - Česká geologická služba. Praha.

Elaboration and Updating

Elaborated by: Lorencová Markéta, 23.11.07
Updated by: Čech Stanislav 07.11.09, Čech Stanislav 12.11.11, Kukal Zdeněk 20.12.17

Citation

The database Significant geological localities of the Czech Republic: 1635 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2024-04-24]. Available from: http:// lokality.geology.cz/1635.

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