General Characteristics

County (administration): Hradec Králové Region
District (town): Náchod
Cadastre: Křinice, Martínkovice, Božanov
Map 1 : 50 000 (sheet No): 0433, 04332,04341,04314
Geological region: Czech Cretaceous Basin - E-Bohemian and W-Moravian Cretaceous; Chrudim Cretaceous; Králíky Furrow; Police Basin
Accessibility: - no traffic restriction ( by car)
Excursion locality: yes
ID : 99

Geology

Short characteristics of the site: Rock city (castellated sandstones), morpphologically differentiated relief. Sediments consist of quartzose sandstones of the Jizera Formation (Turonian. Common sedimentary textures, as current bedding. Sedimentologically interesting locality. Also geomorphologically attractive.
Regional geologic unit: Bohemian Massif - superficial deposits and post-Variscian magmatites - Cretaceous - Czech Cretaceous Basin
Stratigraphy: mezozoikum - křída - svrchní křída - turon
Subject: geomorphology, paleontology, sedimentology, botany, geology, structural geology, hydrogeology
Geological phenomenon: cuesta, pseudocrast cave, block field, pothole, spring, river source, landslide, rock, rock arch, castellated ridge, mushroom rock, rock chimney, castellated rocks, weather pit, natural window, rock plate, rock schelter, cliff, rock pillar, gorge, gully, scree field, honeycombs, bed, outcrop, fossils fauna
Genesis: sedimentary, tectonic, weathering
Rock: sandstone

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 (declared as Geological and Biological Locality)
Part of LEPA (Large-size especially protected areas): CHKO (Protected landscape area) - Broumovsko
Part of the Geopark: Broumovsko
Conflicts of interests: open cast mining

References

Klein, V. (1961): Příspěvek k poznání křídy vnitrosudetské deprese. - Sbor. Ústř. Úst. geol., odd. geol., 26, 1959, 2. díl, 569-611. Praha. Nedomlel, A. - Návratová, K. (1979): Geologický průzkum křídových pískovců severovýchodních Čech. - Sborník 22. konference ČSMG, 187-196. Trutnov. Petrascheck, W. (1934): Der bohmische Anteil der Mittelsudeten und sein Vorland. - Mitt. Geol. Gesell., 26, 1-136. Wien.

Elaboration and Updating

Elaborated by: Čech Stanislav, 31.10.94
Updated by: Čech Stanislav 17.12.04, Gürtlerová Pavla 31.03.06, Gürtlerová Pavla 07.11.08, Gürtlerová Pavla 07.01.11

Citation

The database Significant geological localities of the Czech Republic: 99 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2024-04-24]. Available from: http:// lokality.geology.cz/99.

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