Králický Sněžník
General Characteristics
County (administration):
Pardubický kraj, Olomoucký kraj
District (town):
Ústí nad Orlicí, Šumperk
Village:
Staré Město, Dolní Morava
Cadastre:
Stříbrnice, Horní Morava, Velká Morava
Map sheets:
14-23 Králíky, 14-232 S.Město
Accessibility:
passable footpath
ID:
1607
Geology
Short characteristics of the site:
Orlice-Sněžník Crystalline, Králický Sněžník Mt.Massif. Huge rock massif, type of block mountain deliminated partly by faults. Springs of the Morava River which drains parts of Czech waters into Black Sea. In the southern parts of this area there is a water divide of European importance, separating drainage areas of the North, Baltic and Black seas. Mountain massif is subdivided into several partial ridges separated by gorges. Many glacial relief features evidencing local glaciation during Pleistocene. The massif consists of crystalline rocks of the Orlice-Sněžník unit, mostly of several types of gneisses, metaquartzites, mica schists, erlans and also crystalline limestones with dolomites. The whole area is protected as a National Nature Reserve.
Regional geologic unit:
Bohemian Massif > Lugicum > Orlice-Sněžník crystalline complex
Stratigraphy:
Paleozoic
Subject:
geology, geomorphology, petrology
Geological phenomenon:
rock, block field, frost cliff, karren, karst cave, waterfall
Genesis:
metamorphic (general metamorphism), glacigenic (glacier activity), aquatic (water activity)
Rock:
mica schist, gneiss, qurtzite, marble, dolomite
Territorial protection
Level of protection:
National nature reserve
Additional information:
See the Digital register of the Agency for Nature Conservation and Landscape Protection of the Czech Republic AOPK ČR, code 1298 (Králický Sněžník)
Conflicts of interests:
without conflicts
References
- Faltysová H., Bárta F. a kol. Pardubicko (2002):In: Mackovčin P., Sedláček M.(eds): Chráněná území ČR, Svazek IV. Agentura ochrany přírody a krajiny ČR a EkoCentrum Brno,str. 198 - 200, Praha
Elaboration and Updating
Elaborated by:
Pavla Gürtlerová, 05.11.2008
Updated by:
Pecina Vratislav, 18.11.2008, Pecina Vratislav, 01.06.2011, Kukal Zdeněk, 10.10.2012
Citation
The database Important geological localities of the Czech Republic: 1607 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2023-06-16]. Available from: https:// lokality.geology.cz/1607.
Location in map:
Assessment
Scientifical assesment:
great
Educational assesment:
middle
Significance:
national
Representativeness:
middle
Geological importance:
geo-regional value (mapping), geoturistic value
Locality conditions:
no problems
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