Želinský meandr
General Characteristics
County (administration):
Ústecký kraj
District (town):
Chomutov
Village:
Kadaň, Rokle
Cadastre:
Rokle, Kadaň, Tušimice
Map sheets:
11-22 Kadaň,12-11 Žatec, 11-222 Kadaň,12-111 Pětipsy
Accessibility:
access without footpath
ID:
1765
Geology
Short characteristics of the site:
Thze Most Basin. The Ohře (Eger) River valley. Crystalline rocks are exposed, part of the Krušné Hory Mts Crystalline which are exposed on the opposite side of the Krušné Hory fault line. The granulitic gneisses with granulites of Upper Proterzoic up to Lower Paleozoic are present. Slopes are covered with blocky talus. The Ohře River forms well developed superinduced meanders.
Regional geologic unit:
Bohemian Massif > Saxothuringicum > Late Paleozoic Unit in the SE part of the Saxothuringicum
Stratigraphy:
Devonian - Permian
Subject:
geomorphology, quaternary geology, lithology, botany, zoology
Geological phenomenon:
river channel, meander, rock, horizontal section, gorge, scree field
Genesis:
metamorphic (general metamorphism), aquatic (water activity), gravitational
Rock:
granulite, gneiss
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 1534 (Želinský meandr)
Conflicts of interests:
without conflicts
References
- Kolektiv autorů. (1999): Ústecko. In: Mackovčin P. (ed.): Chráněná území ČR, svazek I. Agentura ochrany přírody a krajiny ČR, str 104, Praha.
Elaboration and Updating
Elaborated by:
Pavla Gürtlerová, 21.01.2009
Updated by:
Citation
The database Important geological localities of the Czech Republic: 1765 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2023-06-16]. Available from: https:// lokality.geology.cz/1765.
Location in map:
Assessment
Scientifical assesment:
great
Educational assesment:
middle
Significance:
national
Representativeness:
middle
Geological importance:
geoturistic value
Locality conditions:
no problems
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