General Characteristics

County (administration): South Bohemia Region
District (town): Český Krumlov
Cadastre: Zvonková
Map 1 : 50 000 (sheet No): 3214, 32144
Geological region: Šumava Moldanubicum - districts ST, PT, CK, CB, PI
Accessibility: - access without footpath
Excursion locality: yes
ID : 2967

Geology

Short characteristics of the site: Moldanubicum, Šumava Mts. Quaternary. Large protected area with wetland peat bog and spring vegetation. Peat reserves are as great as 40 000 m3. Peat is underlain by a regolith horizon and this one by paragneiss. Protected flora.
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, zoology, botany
Geological phenomenon: peat bog
Genesis: organogenic (activity of organisms), aquatic (water activity)
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

References

Babůrek et al. (2006): Průvodce geologií Šumavy. Správa NP a CHKO Šumava a Česká geologická služba. Vimperk.; Pertoldová, J.(ed.)(2011): Vysvětlivky k základní geologické mapě České republiky 1 : 25 000, 32-144 Smrčina, 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, Pertoldová Jaroslava 10.04.11, Kukal Zdeněk 08.10.12

Citation

The database Significant geological localities of the Czech Republic: 2967 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2024-05-07]. Available from: http:// lokality.geology.cz/2967.

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