General Characteristics

County (administration): Moravia-Silesian Region
District (town): Frýdek-Místek
Cadastre: Malenovice
Map 1 : 50 000 (sheet No): 2522, 25223
Geological region: Subsilesian & Silesian units
Accessibility: - no traffic restriction ( by car)
ID : 3089

Geology

Short characteristics of the site: West Carpathians, Subsilesian and Silesian units, Godula development. Deeply cut channel with waterfalls and numerous outcrops. Ostravice sandstones are underlain by blackish claystones of Cretaceous age. Interesting mesorelief features, such as potholes developed in blocks of sandstones. Important geomorphological locality protected as a Nature Monument in the Protected Landscape Area Beskydy. Covered by a rare forest vegetation.
Regional geologic unit: Carpathian - Flysch belt - Outer (Menilit-Krosněny) group of nappes
Stratigraphy: mezozoikum - křída
Subject: geomorphology, sedimentology, stratigraphy
Geological phenomenon: waterfall, pothole
Genesis: aquatic (water activity)
Rock: sandstone, claystone

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 and Biological Locality)
Part of LEPA (Large-size especially protected areas): CHKO (Protected landscape area) - Beskydy
Conflicts of interests: tourism

References

Bubík M., Krejčí O., Kirchner K. (2004): Geologická minulost a přítomnost Frýdecko-místecka. Muzeum Beskyd Frýdek-Místek, s. 28-29

Elaboration and Updating

Elaborated by: Bubík Miroslav, 10.09.12
Updated by: Bubík Miroslav 24.10.12, Kukal Zdeněk 27.12.17, Vajskebrová Markéta 20.05.19

Citation

The database Significant geological localities of the Czech Republic: 3089 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2024-04-25]. Available from: http:// lokality.geology.cz/3089.

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