General Characteristics

County (administration): Hradec Králové Region
District (town): Náchod
Cadastre: Velké Petrovice, Žďár 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 : 1878

Geology

Short characteristics of the site: Marlstone outcrops on a crest between the Metuje River and Pěkovský potok Stream. Middle Turonian marlstones to limestones form cliffs and isolated pillars. They were the site of the Vlčinec fortress (traces after archeological survey). Police Subbasin of the 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: geomorphology, botany, zoology

Territorial conservation

Level of protection: Interesting geological localities in Protected landscape area
Part of LEPA (Large-size especially protected areas): CHKO (Protected landscape area) - Broumovsko
Part of the Geopark: Broumovsko
Conflicts of interests: without conflicts

References

Vítek J. (1986): Geomorfologie navrhovaná chráněné krajinné oblasti Broumovsko. - MS. str.68 + 35 příloh. Archiv CHKO Broumovsko. Police nad Metují.

Elaboration and Updating

Elaborated by: Plná Věra, 27.01.04
Updated by: Čech Stanislav 17.12.04

Citation

The database Significant geological localities of the Czech Republic: 1878 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2024-04-25]. Available from: http:// lokality.geology.cz/1878.

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