General Characteristics

County (administration): South Moravia Region
District (town): Blansko
Cadastre: Sloup v Moravském Krasu, Šošůvka
Map 1 : 50 000 (sheet No): 2423, 24233
Geological region: Drahany and Mírov Culm; Moravian and Mladeč karst
Accessibility: - no traffic restriction ( by car)
Excursion locality: yes
ID : 3021

Geology

Short characteristics of the site: Moravosilesian Palaeozoic. Moravian Karst. The whole area is formed of the Devonian limestones (the Vilémovice Limestone) with numerous superficial and underground karst phenomena. The Sloup-Šošůvka Cave system belongs to the most popular karst caves of the Moravian Karst. These caves represent famous archeological and paleontological localities, also with relics of the Neaderthalian man. Karst valleys are filled with Pleistocene deposits, also cave fill offers interesting section of Early Pleistocene sediments. Isolated limestone columns and pillars expose interesting tectonic structures. Meso- and microrelief structures are abundant.
Regional geologic unit: Bohemian Massif - crystalline complex and pre-Variscian Palaeozoic - Moravosilesian region - Moravosilesian Palaeozoicum
Stratigraphy: paleozoikum - devon
Subject: geomorphology, history, paleontology, quaternary geology, structural geology, hydrogeology, archeology
Geological phenomenon: karst, karst cave, fold, rock pillar, swallow hole
Genesis: sedimentary, aquatic (water activity), tectonic
Rock: limestone

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) - Moravský kras
Conflicts of interests: tourism

References

Mackovčin P., Jatiová M., Demek J., Slavík P. a kol. (2007): Brněnsko. In: Mackovčin P.(ed): Chráněná území ČR, Svazek IX. Agentura ochrany přírody a krajiny ČR a EkoCentrum Brno,str.703 Praha.

Elaboration and Updating

Elaborated by: Jirková Pavlína, 17.02.10
Updated by: Otava Jiří 02.09.11, Kukal Zdeněk 15.10.12, Kukal Zdeněk 20.12.12

Citation

The database Significant geological localities of the Czech Republic: 3021 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2024-05-06]. Available from: http:// lokality.geology.cz/3021.

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