General Characteristics

County (administration): South Moravia Region
District (town): Břeclav
Cadastre: Klentnice
Map 1 : 50 000 (sheet No): 3414, 34142
Geological region: Pouzdřany, Ždánice & Zdounky units; Rača unit of the Chřiby Mts.
Accessibility: - passable footpath
Excursion locality: yes
ID : 2948

Geology

Short characteristics of the site: Pálava Protected Landscape Area, Jurassic. Rocky ridge in a summit area exposing so called Ernstbrunn Limestone. This Jurassic limestone is intensively karstified and exhibits karst features as sink holes and numerous relief mesoforms. Slopes are covered by colluvial loam, sand and gravel, locally also by a loess. Current removal of shrub vegetation. The locality is classified as National Nature Reserve.
Regional geologic unit: Carpathian - Klippen zone - Kopanice development
Stratigraphy: mezozoikum - jura
Subject: geomorphology, sedimentology, botany
Geological phenomenon: rock, rock bag, natural window, karst
Genesis: sedimentary, weathering
Rock: limestone

Territorial conservation

Level of protection: National nature reserve 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 (geology is important aspect of Biological declared Locality )
Part of LEPA (Large-size especially protected areas): CHKO (Protected landscape area) - Pálava
Conflicts of interests: without conflicts

References

Mackovčin P., Jatiová M., Demek J., Slavík P. a kol. (2007): Brněnsko. In: Mackovčin P.(ed): Chráněná území ČR, Svazek IX. Agentura ochrany přírody a krajiny ČR a EkoCentrum Brno,str. 764-765, Praha.

Elaboration and Updating

Elaborated by: Gürtlerová Pavla, 11.12.08
Updated by: Kukal Zdeněk 15.10.12, Kukal Zdeněk 27.12.17

Citation

The database Significant geological localities of the Czech Republic: 2948 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2024-05-05]. Available from: http:// lokality.geology.cz/2948.

Location in map: