General Characteristics

County (administration): Hradec Králové Region
District (town): Náchod
Cadastre: Dolní Adršpach
Map 1 : 50 000 (sheet No): 0431, 04313
Geological region: Czech Cretaceous Basin - E-Bohemian and W-Moravian Cretaceous; Chrudim Cretaceous; Králíky Furrow; Police Basin
Accessibility: - passable footpath
Excursion locality: yes
ID : 95

Geology

Short characteristics of the site: Rock city (castellated sandstones) formed of quartzose medium- up to coarse-rained sandstones (Teplice Formation, Turonian-Coniacian). Numerous relief forms caused by a selective weathering. Sedimentologically and geomoprphologically attractive locality.
Regional geologic unit: Bohemian Massif - superficial deposits and post-Variscian magmatites - Cretaceous - Czech Cretaceous Basin
Stratigraphy: mezozoikum - křída - svrchní křída - turon
Subject: geomorphology, stratigraphy, sedimentology
Geological phenomenon: bedding
Genesis: sedimentary
Rock: sandstone

Territorial conservation

Level of protection: 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 (declared as Geological Locality)
Part of LEPA (Large-size especially protected areas): CHKO (Protected landscape area) - Broumovsko
Part of the Geopark: Broumovsko
Conflicts of interests: without conflicts

References

Klein, V. (1957): Zpráva o geologickém výzkumu křídového útvaru v adršpašsko-teplické synklinále (Listy speciální mapy Trutnov-3756 a Náchod-3856). - Zpr. geol. Výzk., 1956, 81-84., Ústř. Úst. geol. Praha.

Elaboration and Updating

Elaborated by: Čech Stanislav, 31.10.94
Updated by: Gürtlerová Pavla 04.02.04, Čech Stanislav 17.12.04, Čech Stanislav 21.11.09

Citation

The database Significant geological localities of the Czech Republic: 95 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2024-04-16]. Available from: http:// lokality.geology.cz/95.

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