General Characteristics

County (administration): Pardubice Region
District (town): Ústí nad Orlicí
Cadastre: Velká Morava
Map 1 : 50 000 (sheet No): 1423, 14231
Geological region: Orlice-Sněžník, Nové Město and Staré Město crystalline complexes
Accessibility: - access without footpath
ID : 616

Geology

Short characteristics of the site: Cave system in crystalline limestones of the Stróň Series. Complicated system of karst galleries, largest cavern is as much as 245 metres long. Important locality showing karst phenomena.
Regional geologic unit: Bohemian Massif - crystalline complex and pre-Variscian Palaeozoic - Lugicum - Orlice-Sněžník crystalline complex
Stratigraphy: paleozoikum
Subject: geomorphology
Geological phenomenon: karst
Genesis: aquatic (water activity)
Rock: marble, dolomite

Territorial conservation

Level of protection: National nature reserve
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 (geology is important aspect of Biological declared Locality )
Conflicts of interests: without conflicts

References

Maděra E.(1971): Dosavadní stav výzkumů krasových jevů v masivu Králického Sněžníku.-In:Krasový sborník,IV/1971,pp.31-40.Praha. Maděra E.(1974): Kras a jeskyně pod Kralickým Sněžníkem.-Severní Morava, vlastivědný sborník,sv.27,pp.44-48. Král V.(1958): Kras a jeskyně východních Sudet.-In:Acta Univ.Carol.Geologica,1958,2,pp.105-159.Praha.

Elaboration and Updating

Elaborated by: Pecina Vratislav, 31.10.94
Updated by: Pecina Vratislav 18.11.08, Pecina Vratislav 01.06.11, Gürtlerová Pavla 05.09.17

Citation

The database Significant geological localities of the Czech Republic: 616 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2024-04-27]. Available from: http:// lokality.geology.cz/616.

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