General Characteristics
County (administration): Zlín Region
District (town): Kroměříž
Cadastre: Koryčany
Map 1 : 50 000 (sheet No): 2444, 24444
Geological region: Pouzdřany, Ždánice & Zdounky units; Rača unit of the Chřiby Mts.
Accessibility: - entry permit for car necessary
ID : 1651
Geology
Short characteristics of the site: West Carpathians, the Račany Unit. Highest point of the Chřiby Mts, isoloated rocky elevation, called Kazatelna (the Pulpit). It consists of sandstones of the Magura flysch (Paleocene age). They are medium grained, brownish, with quartz, potassium feldspar and micas. Sandstone surface is full of meso- and microrelief features, as aeroxysts. Protected as Nature Monument.
Regional geologic unit: Carpathian - Flysch belt - Magurian group of nappes
Stratigraphy: kenozoikum - paleogén - paleocén - svrchní paleocén
Subject: geomorphology, mineralogy, geology
Geological phenomenon: rock, karren, honeycombs
Genesis: sedimentary, frost weathering, weathering
Rock: sandstone, conglomerate
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 (geology is important aspect of Biological declared Locality )
Conflicts of interests: tourism, others human activity
References
Mackovčin P., Jatiová M. a kol. (2002): Zlínsko.In: Mackovčin P.a Sedláček M.(eds):Chráněná území ČR, svazek II.Agentura ochrany přírody a krajiny ČR a EkoCentrum Brno, str.81 Praha Elaboration and Updating
Elaborated by: Jirková Pavlína, 25.02.10
Updated by: Novotný Roman 28.10.12 Citation
The database Significant geological localities of the Czech Republic: 1651 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2024-03-29]. Available from: http:// lokality.geology.cz/1651. Location in map:
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