General Characteristics

County (administration): Central Bohemia Region
District (town): Nymburk
Cadastre: Písty u Nymburka
Map 1 : 50 000 (sheet No): 1314, 13141
Geological region: Czech Cretaceous Basin - Labe & Čáslav Cretaceous; Cretaceous of the Dlouhá mez
Accessibility: - no traffic restriction ( by car)
Excursion locality: yes
ID : 75

Geology

Short characteristics of the site: Preserved sand dune 15 000 up to 13 000 years old (Last Glacial age). It originated from the material which was blown out from fluvial deposits. Migrating body has been stabilized by vegetation in the 18th and 198th centuries. Unique geomorphological site.
Regional geologic unit: Bohemian Massif - superficial deposits and post-Variscian magmatites - Quaternary - Quaternary of deposition areas of Bohemian Massif
Stratigraphy: kenozoikum - kvartér
Subject: geomorphology, quaternary geology, botany
Geological phenomenon: sand dune, characteristic rock
Genesis: aeolian (wind activity)
Rock: sand

Territorial conservation

Level of protection: Nature monument
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)
Conflicts of interests: without conflicts

References

Ložek V., Kubíková J., Špryňar P. a kol. (2005): Střední Čechy. In: Mackovčin P. a Sedláček M.(eds.): Chráněná území ČR, svazek XIII. Agentura ochrany přírody a krajiny ČR a EkoCentrum Brno, str. 391, Praha.

Elaboration and Updating

Elaborated by: Pražák Jiří, 31.10.94
Updated by: Holásek Oldřich 19.11.08, Holásek Oldřich 09.10.09

Citation

The database Significant geological localities of the Czech Republic: 75 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2024-05-05]. Available from: http:// lokality.geology.cz/75.

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