General Characteristics

County (administration): South Moravia Region
District (town): Znojmo
Cadastre: Vranov nad Dyjí
Map 1 : 50 000 (sheet No): 3322, 33223
Geological region: Letovice, Krhovice, Nectava and Svinov-Vranová crystalline complexes; Moravicum; crystalline complex of Miroslav horst; Brunovistulicum
Accessibility: - no traffic restriction ( by car)
ID : 3451

Geology

Short characteristics of the site: Moravicum, Proterozoic up to Palaeozoic. Steep rocky slopes overlooking Dyje River, made of two-mica orthogneisses with interlayers of amphibolites and paragneisses. Interesting relief, rocky promontory has been modelled by fluvial, cryogenic and gravitational processes.
Regional geologic unit: Bohemian Massif - crystalline complex and pre-Variscian Palaeozoic - Moravosilesian region - Moravicum
Stratigraphy: paleozoikum až proterozoikum
Subject: geomorphology, petrology
Geological phenomenon: rock, rock salient
Genesis: metamorphic (general metamorphism), frost weathering, gravitational, aquatic (water activity)
Rock: orthogneiss, amphibolite, paragneiss

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

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 09.10.12

Citation

The database Significant geological localities of the Czech Republic: 3451 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2024-04-19]. Available from: http:// lokality.geology.cz/3451.

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