General Characteristics

County (administration): South Moravia Region
District (town): Brno-venkov
Cadastre: Hostěnice, Mokrá u Brna, Ochoz u Brna
Map 1 : 50 000 (sheet No): 2441, 24413
Geological region: Drahany and Mírov Culm; Moravian and Mladeč karst
Accessibility: - passable footpath
Excursion locality: yes
ID : 3019

Geology

Short characteristics of the site: Moravosilesian Palaeozoic, Devonian. Karst area with ouitcrop and typical karst phenomena, such as superficial karren fields and underground caves. The Ochoz Cave is most important with its dripstone decoration and a fill of fluvial sediments. Some other smaller caves. Nature Reserve in the Protected Landscape Area Moravský Kras.
Regional geologic unit: Bohemian Massif - crystalline complex and pre-Variscian Palaeozoic - Moravosilesian region - Moravosilesian Palaeozoicum, Bohemian Massif - crystalline complex and pre-Variscian Palaeozoic - Moravosilesian region - Moravosilesian Palaeozoicum
Stratigraphy: paleozoikum - devon, paleozoikum - karbon - spodní karbon - kulm - visé
Subject: geomorphology, hydrogeology, archeology, quaternary geology, paleontology, stratigraphy
Geological phenomenon: karst cave, karren, river channel, karst, sinkhole, swallow hole, fossils fauna
Genesis: aquatic (water activity), sedimentary, aeolian (wind activity)
Rock: limestone

Territorial conservation

Level of protection: 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 (declared as Geological and Biological Locality)
Part of LEPA (Large-size especially protected areas): CHKO (Protected landscape area) - Moravský kras
Conflicts of interests: tourism, recreation, exploitation, forestry

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.708 Praha. ;Gilíková H. et al. (2010): Vysvětlivky k základní geologické mapě České republiky 1:25 000, 24-413 Mokrá-Horákov. – MS Čes. geol. služ. Praha.

Elaboration and Updating

Elaborated by: Gilíková Helena, 01.11.10
Updated by: Pecka Tomáš 14.01.11, Pecka Tomáš 18.01.11, Otava Jiří 04.11.11, Kukal Zdeněk 13.12.17

Citation

The database Significant geological localities of the Czech Republic: 3019 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2024-05-06]. Available from: http:// lokality.geology.cz/3019.

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