General Characteristics

County (administration): Zlín Region
District (town): Zlín
Cadastre: Držková
Map 1 : 50 000 (sheet No): 2532, 25321
Geological region: Fore-Magura, Rača (E from the Napajedla gateway), Bystrica & Bílé Karpaty units
Accessibility: - passable footpath
ID : 1740

Geology

Short characteristics of the site: West Carpathians. Nature Monumenmt. Natural rocky outcrops on a ridge exposing coarse grained sandstones and conglomerates of the Račany Unit of the Magura Flysch (Paleocene age). Thick blocky scree on adjacent slopes. Vegetated by mixed forests with prevailing beech.
Regional geologic unit: Carpathian - Flysch belt - Magurian group of nappes
Stratigraphy: kenozoikum - paleogén - paleocén
Subject: geomorphology, stratigraphy, sedimentology
Geological phenomenon: rock bag, scree
Genesis: sedimentary, 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: without conflicts

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.218 Praha.

Elaboration and Updating

Elaborated by: Jirková Pavlína, 14.04.10
Updated by: Krejčí Oldřich 18.10.12

Citation

The database Significant geological localities of the Czech Republic: 1740 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2024-04-26]. Available from: http:// lokality.geology.cz/1740.

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