General Characteristics

County (administration): Olomouc Region
District (town): Jeseník
Cadastre: Rejvíz, Seč u Jeseníka
Map 1 : 50 000 (sheet No): 1422, 14224
Geological region: Silesicum and Žulová massif
Accessibility: - passable footpath
Excursion locality: yes
ID : 824

Geology

Short characteristics of the site: Upland peat bog, largest in Moravia and Silesia, situated at an elevation of 750-790 metres a.s.l. The whole area is protected as a National Nature Reserve.
Regional geologic unit: Bohemian Massif - superficial deposits and post-Variscian magmatites - Quaternary - Quaternary of denudation areas of Bohemian Massif
Stratigraphy: kenozoikum - kvartér
Subject: sedimentology, botany, geomorphology
Geological phenomenon: peat bog, characteristic rock
Genesis: glacigenic (glacier activity)
Rock: peat

Territorial conservation

Level of protection: National nature reserve in Protected landscape area
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 )
Part of LEPA (Large-size especially protected areas): CHKO (Protected landscape area) - Jeseníky
Conflicts of interests: tourism

References

Kavalcová, V. (1989): Zpravodaj CHKO Jeseníky, Chráněná území CHKO Jeseníky. - Kraj. úst. st. pam. péče a ochr. přírody Ostrava. Národní přírodní rezervace Rejvíz. - MS Campanula s.r.o. Sokol, P. (1972): Rašeliniště lesní oblasti Hrubého Jeseníku. - Severní Morava, 23, 31-39. Šumperk. Šafář J. a kol.(2003): Olomoucko. In: Mackovčin P., Sedláček M.(eds): Chráněná území ČR, Svazek VI. Agentura ochrany přírody a krajiny ČR a EkoCentrum Brno, Praha.

Elaboration and Updating

Elaborated by: Aichler Jaroslav, 10.11.94
Updated by: Gürtlerová Pavla 15.11.07, Večeřa Josef 14.11.08

Citation

The database Significant geological localities of the Czech Republic: 824 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2024-04-16]. Available from: http:// lokality.geology.cz/824.

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