General Characteristics

County (administration): Central Bohemia Region
District (town): Nymburk
Cadastre: Běrunice, Kněžičky, Lovčice u Nového Bydžova
Map 1 : 50 000 (sheet No): 1314,1323, 13231,13142
Geological region: Czech Cretaceous Basin - Labe & Čáslav Cretaceous; Cretaceous of the Dlouhá mez
Accessibility: - no traffic restriction ( by car)
ID : 2774

Geology

Short characteristics of the site: The Bohemian Cretaceous Basin. Outcrops of nearly horizontally bedded calcareous sandstones, marlstones and calcareous claystones (so called Inoceramus "opuka") (Middle Turonian up to Lower Coniac). Locally terrace deposits of the Cidlina River are preserved. Cretaceous sediments are fossiliferous, shells of Inoceramus are abundant.
Regional geologic unit: Bohemian Massif - superficial deposits and post-Variscian magmatites - Quaternary - Quaternary of deposition areas of Bohemian Massif
Stratigraphy: kenozoikum - kvartér
Subject: geology, quaternary geology, geomorphology, botany
Geological phenomenon: landslide, outcrop, fossils fauna
Genesis: sedimentary
Rock: sandstone, marlstone

Territorial conservation

Level of protection: National nature reserve
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

Ložek V., Kubíková J., Špryňar P. a kol. (2005): Střední Čechy. In: Mackovčin P. a Sedláček M.(eds.): Chráněná území ČR, svazek XIII. Agentura ochrany přírody a krajiny ČR a EkoCentrum Brno, str. 397 - 398, Praha.

Elaboration and Updating

Elaborated by: Gürtlerová Pavla, 22.10.08
Updated by: Holásek Oldřich 19.11.08

Citation

The database Significant geological localities of the Czech Republic: 2774 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2024-05-03]. Available from: http:// lokality.geology.cz/2774.

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