General Characteristics

County (administration): Central Bohemia Region
District (town): Nymburk
Cadastre: Oseček
Map 1 : 50 000 (sheet No): 1314, 13143
Geological region: Czech Cretaceous Basin - Labe & Čáslav Cretaceous; Cretaceous of the Dlouhá mez
Accessibility: - no traffic restriction ( by car)
ID : 76

Geology

Short characteristics of the site: Small sand dune 15 000 up to 13 000 years old (Last Glacial age). It was formed from the material blown out from fluvial sediments. Migrating dune was later stabilized. Geomophologically remarkable 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, botany, quaternary geology
Geological phenomenon: sand dune
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

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Elaboration and Updating

Elaborated by: Pražák Jiří, 03.11.94
Updated by: Holásek Oldřich 09.10.09

Citation

The database Significant geological localities of the Czech Republic: 76 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2024-04-26]. Available from: http:// lokality.geology.cz/76.

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