General Characteristics

County (administration): Ústí nad Labem Region
District (town): Ústí nad Labem
Cadastre: Tisá
Map 1 : 50 000 (sheet No): 0223, 02233
Geological region: Czech Cretaceous Basin - Jizera Cretaceous & Cretaceous of the lower section of Labe River, Ploučnice, Kamenice and the Děčínský Sněžník Mt.
Accessibility: - no traffic restriction ( by car)
Excursion locality: yes
ID : 22

Geology

Short characteristics of the site: Rock city (castellated rocks) formed in marginal part of the Cretaceous Bílá Hora Formation (Lower up to Middle Turonian). It was formed by intensive selective erosion of quartzose sandstone massif (Quadersandstones). Many phenomena of medium- and small-scale.
Regional geologic unit: Bohemian Massif - superficial deposits and post-Variscian magmatites - Cretaceous - Czech Cretaceous Basin
Stratigraphy: mezozoikum - křída - svrchní křída - turon
Subject: geomorphology, geology, lithology, sedimentology
Geological phenomenon: selective erosion, rock arch, castellated rocks, horizontal section, natural window, rock plate, rock schelter, rock pillar
Genesis: sedimentary, weathering
Rock: sandstone

Territorial conservation

Level of protection: Nature monument 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 (declared as Geological Locality)
Part of LEPA (Large-size especially protected areas): CHKO (Protected landscape area) - Labské pískovce
Conflicts of interests: sports, tourism

References

Doplněno 2009 - Kolektiv autorů. (1999): Ústecko. In: Mackovčin P. (ed.): Chráněná území ČR, svazek I. Agentura ochrany přírody a krajiny ČR, Praha.

Elaboration and Updating

Elaborated by: Valečka Jaroslav, 15.11.94
Updated by: Gürtlerová Pavla 10.07.09

Citation

The database Significant geological localities of the Czech Republic: 22 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2024-04-20]. Available from: http:// lokality.geology.cz/22.

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