General Characteristics

County (administration): South Bohemia Region
District (town): Prachatice
Cadastre: Svinná Lada
Map 1 : 50 000 (sheet No): 2233,3211, 32121,32112
Geological region: Šumava Moldanubicum - districts ST, PT, CK, CB, PI
Accessibility: - no traffic restriction ( by car)
ID : 2163

Geology

Short characteristics of the site: Moldanubicum, metamorphic units, Quaternary. Peat bog passing into raised peat bog. Largest peat lake in the Czech Republic, also with floating islets. Interesting protected floraand fauna. Nature Monument, part of the Šumava National Park. Peat is underlain by the Moldanubian metamorphic rocks.
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, botany, zoology
Geological phenomenon: peat bog
Genesis: organogenic (activity of organisms)
Rock: peat

Territorial conservation

Level of protection: Interesting geological localities in National park
Protection of a geol. phenomenon: A - Protected Area (geology is important aspect of Biological declared Locality )
Part of LEPA (Large-size especially protected areas): NP (National park) - Šumava
Conflicts of interests: tourism, without conflicts

References

Dudík Schulmannová, B. et al. (2007b): Vysvětlivky k základní geologické mapě ČR 1 : 25 000 32-112 Borová Lada. 80 s. MS Česká geologická služba Praha.

Elaboration and Updating

Elaborated by: Seifert Antonín, 13.09.10
Updated by: Seifert Antonín 15.09.10, Stanzelová Zuzana 26.01.11, Gürtlerová Pavla 12.12.12, Vajskebrová Markéta 06.08.20

Citation

The database Significant geological localities of the Czech Republic: 2163 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2024-04-19]. Available from: http:// lokality.geology.cz/2163.

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