Hemže - Mýtkov
General Characteristics
County (administration):
Pardubický kraj
District (town):
Ústí nad Orlicí
Village:
Choceň, Brandýs nad Orlicí, Mostek, Zářecká Lhota
Cadastre:
Choceň, Mostek nad Orlicí, Brandýs nad Orlicí, Zářecká Lhota, Hemže
Map sheets:
14-31 Vysoké Mýto, 14-312 Choceň
Accessibility:
passable footpath
ID:
1807
Geology
Short characteristics of the site:
Rocky slope above the Tichá Orlice River valley. Numerous outcrops of the Upper Cretaceous sandstones (called also "opuka", the Jizera Beds, Upper Turonian), calcareous marlstones and siltstones. Remarkable geomorphological features. Rock pillars, ravines and pseudokarst caverns occur. The locality is classified as Natural Reserve and is situated in the Nature Park Orlice.
Regional geologic unit:
Bohemian Massif > Cretaceous of the Bohemian Massif > Bohemian Cretaceous Basin > Bohemian Cretaceous Basin
Stratigraphy:
Turonian
Subject:
geomorphology, geology
Geological phenomenon:
erosion furrow, rock bag, monadnok, rock pillar
Genesis:
aquatic (water activity), aeolian (wind activity), sedimentary, weathering
Rock:
opuka (aranaceous marlstone)
Territorial protection
Level of protection:
Nature reserve
Additional information:
See the Digital register of the Agency for Nature Conservation and Landscape Protection of the Czech Republic AOPK ČR, code 1786 (Hemže-Mýtkov)
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.196 Praha.
Elaboration and Updating
Elaborated by:
Pavlína Jirková, 12.02.2009
Updated by:
Čech Stanislav, 12.11.2009, Kukal Zdeněk, 22.02.2018
Citation
The database Important geological localities of the Czech Republic: 1807 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2023-06-16]. Available from: https:// lokality.geology.cz/1807.
Location in map:
Assessment
Scientifical assesment:
minor
Educational assesment:
minor
Significance:
regional
Representativeness:
minor
Geological importance:
geo-regional value (mapping), geoturistic value
Locality conditions:
acceptable
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