Vlčinec
General Characteristics
County (administration):
Královéhradecký kraj
District (town):
Náchod
Village:
Velké Petrovice, Žďár nad Metují
Cadastre:
Žďár nad Metují, Velké Petrovice
Map sheets:
04-33 Náchod, 04-332 Hronov
ID:
1878
Geology
Short characteristics of the site:
Marlstone outcrops on a crest between the Metuje River and Pěkovský potok Stream. Middle Turonian marlstones to limestones form cliffs and isolated pillars. They were the site of the Vlčinec fortress (traces after archeological survey). Police Subbasin of the Bohemian Cretaceous Basin.
Regional geologic unit:
Bohemian Massif > Cretaceous of the Bohemian Massif > Bohemian Cretaceous Basin > Bohemian Cretaceous Basin - Hejšovina development
Stratigraphy:
Turonian
Subject:
geomorphology, botany, zoology
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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
- Vítek J. (1986): Geomorfologie navrhovaná chráněné krajinné oblasti Broumovsko. - MS. str.68 + 35 příloh. Archiv CHKO Broumovsko. Police nad Metují
Elaboration and Updating
Elaborated by:
Věra Plná, 27.01.2004
Updated by:
Čech Stanislav, 17.12.2004
Citation
The database Important geological localities of the Czech Republic: 1878 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2023-06-16]. Available from: https:// lokality.geology.cz/1878.
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