General Characteristics

County (administration): South Moravia Region
District (town): Znojmo
Cadastre: Vranov nad Dyjí
Map 1 : 50 000 (sheet No): 3322, 33224
Geological region: Letovice, Krhovice, Nectava and Svinov-Vranová crystalline complexes; Moravicum; crystalline complex of Miroslav horst; Brunovistulicum
Accessibility: - access without footpath
ID : 3450

Geology

Short characteristics of the site: Moravicum, Proterozoic up to Palaezoic. Slope of the Dyje River, rocky promontory, consisting of leucocratic two-mica augenorthogneiss. Interesting relief feaatures, common cliffs, relief affected by gravitational processes, possibly many forms were affected by massive landslides. Traces of cryogenic processes.
Regional geologic unit: Bohemian Massif - crystalline complex and pre-Variscian Palaeozoic - Moravosilesian region - Moravicum
Stratigraphy: paleozoikum až proterozoikum
Subject: geomorphology
Geological phenomenon: castellated rocks, block field, frost cliff, scree field, rock bag
Genesis: metamorphic (general metamorphism), gravitational, frost weathering, weathering
Rock: gneiss, orthogneiss

Territorial conservation

Level of protection: Interesting geological localities in National park
Protection of a geol. phenomenon: C - Geological phenomenon is the reason for a registration in the database of CGS
Part of LEPA (Large-size especially protected areas): NP (National park) - Podyjí
Conflicts of interests: without conflicts

References

Batík P 1992. Geologická mapa Národního parku Podyjí. Měřítko 1: 25 000. Český geologický ústav, Praha, 1992. ISBN 80-7075-116-9.; Demek J, Kopecký J, 1999. Geomorfologické poměry okolí Ledových slují v NP Podyjí.; Pseudokrasový sborník (pseudokarst reports), sv. 1: 11-22. ISBN 80-85304-64-3.; Kubalíková L. 2011: Hodnocení geomorfologických lokalit v kontextu ochrany neživé přírody. Disertační práce, Masarykova univerzita, Brno.

Elaboration and Updating

Elaborated by: Kubalíková Lucie, 02.03.12
Updated by: Kubalíková Lucie 20.03.12, Gürtlerová Pavla 04.05.12, Kukal Zdeněk 15.10.12

Citation

The database Significant geological localities of the Czech Republic: 3450 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2024-04-27]. Available from: http:// lokality.geology.cz/3450.

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