Hraniční hřbet
General Characteristics
County (administration):
Královéhradecký kraj
District (town):
Náchod
Village:
Adršpach, Teplice nad Metují
Cadastre:
Horní Adršpach, Libná
Map sheets:
04-31 Meziměstí, 04-311 Libná,04-313 Radvanice
Accessibility:
passable footpath
ID:
1498
Geology
Short characteristics of the site:
A ridge formed on the NW margin of the Intrasudetic Basin, having the character of a cuesta (Janovice cuestas) lined with cliffs max. 10 m high. The inclined plateau is formed by Cenomanian to Lower Turonian sandstones, and is topped by tors, some of which have the shape of mushroom rocks. Rock basins are locally developed. Bohemian Cretaceous Basin, part of the Protected Landscape Area Broumovsko.
Regional geologic unit:
Bohemian Massif > Cretaceous of the Bohemian Massif > Bohemian Cretaceous Basin > Bohemian Cretaceous Basin - Hejšovina development
Stratigraphy:
Cenomanian
Subject:
geomorphology
Geological phenomenon:
selective erosion
Genesis:
glacigenic (glacier activity)
Rock:
sandstone
Territorial protection
Level of protection:
Interesting geological localities in Protected landscape area
Part of LEPA (Large-size especially protected areas):
Broumovsko
Part of national geopark:
Broumovsko
Conflicts of interests:
without conflicts
References
- Ziegler,V. (1993):Hodnocení křídových lokalit na území CHKO Broumovsko. MS.str.20, Archiv CHKO Broumovsko.Police nad Metují
Elaboration and Updating
Elaborated by:
Věra Plná, 15.10.2003
Updated by:
Čech Stanislav, 12.11.2009, Kukal Zdeněk, 21.12.2017
Citation
The database Important geological localities of the Czech Republic: 1498 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2023-06-16]. Available from: https:// lokality.geology.cz/1498.
Location in map:
Assessment
Scientifical assesment:
minor
Educational assesment:
middle
Significance:
regional
Representativeness:
middle
Geological importance:
geo-regional value (mapping), geoturistic value
Locality conditions:
no problems
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