General Characteristics

County (administration): Hradec Králové Region
District (town): Rychnov nad Kněžnou
Cadastre: Deštné v Orlických horách
Map 1 : 50 000 (sheet No): 1412, 14121
Geological region: Orlice-Sněžník, Nové Město and Staré Město crystalline complexes
Accessibility: - passable footpath
ID : 1726

Geology

Short characteristics of the site: Quaternary of the Bohemian Massif. Orlické hory Mts, Nature reserve. Raised peat bog with rare flora. Bedrock consists of mica schists up to feldspathic mica schists.
Regional geologic unit: Bohemian Massif - superficial deposits and post-Variscian magmatites - Quaternary - Quaternary of denudation areas of Bohemian Massif
Stratigraphy: kenozoikum - kvartér
Subject: quaternary geology
Geological phenomenon: peat bog
Genesis: organogenic (activity of organisms)
Rock: mica schist

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 (geology is important aspect of Biological declared Locality )
Part of LEPA (Large-size especially protected areas): CHKO (Protected landscape area) - Orlické hory
Conflicts of interests: without conflicts

References

Faltysová H., Mackovčin P., Sedláček M. a kol.(2002): Královéhradecko. In: Mackovčin P. a Sedláček M.(eds.): Chráněná území ČR, svazek V. Agentura ochrany přírody a krajiny ČR a EkoCentrum Brno, str. 293 Praha.

Elaboration and Updating

Elaborated by: Jirková Pavlína, 19.02.09
Updated by: Pecina Vratislav 01.06.11, Kukal Zdeněk 02.10.12

Citation

The database Significant geological localities of the Czech Republic: 1726 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2024-04-26]. Available from: http:// lokality.geology.cz/1726.

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