
Husova kazatelna
General Characteristics
County (administration): 
Středočeský kraj
District (town): 
Příbram
Village: 
Petrovice
Cadastre: 
Žemličkova Lhota, Skoupý
Map sheets: 
22-22 Sedlčany, 22-223 Nechvelice
Accessibility: 
passable footpath
 ID: 
1187
Geology
Short characteristics of the site: 
Elevation with natural outcrops. Typical example of a balancing-rock consisting of a granodiorite of Čertovo břemeno type. Special types of granite weathering. Geomorphologically significant locality.
Regional geologic unit: 
Bohemian Massif > Moldanubicum > Magmatites in Moldanubicum
Stratigraphy: 
Devonian - Permian
Subject: 
geomorphology, geology, petrology
Geological phenomenon: 
balancing stone, selective erosion
Genesis: 
weathering , magmatic
Rock: 
granite
Territorial protection
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, code 637 (Husova kazatelna)
Conflicts of interests: 
vegetation
References
- Chábera S.(1955): Žulové viklany v okolí Petrovic a Krásné Hory.-Lidé a země 4,352, Praha.
 - Chábera S.(1982): Geologické zajímavosti jižních Čech.- Jihočeská vlastivěda, Jihočeské nakladatelství Č. Budějovice.
 - Knížetová L., Pecina P., Pivničková M., 1987: Prověrka maloplošných chráněných území a jejich návrhů ve Středočeském kraji v letech 1982 - 85. Středisko památkové péče a ochrany přírody Středoč. kraje, Bohemia centralis, sv. 16, str. 213 - 214, Praha
 
Elaboration and Updating
Elaborated by: 
Antonín Plíšek, 24.07.2001
Updated by: 
Plíšek Antonín, 30.09.2005, Gürtlerová Pavla, 11.10.2010
Citation
The database Important geological localities of the Czech Republic: 1187 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2023-06-16]. Available from: https:// lokality.geology.cz/1187.
Location in map:
Assessment
Scientifical assesment: 
great
Educational assesment: 
major
Significance: 
supraregional 
Representativeness: 
major
Geological importance: 
geoturistic value
Excursion locality: 
yes
Locality conditions: 
no problems
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