Čertovy díry
General Characteristics
County (administration):
Pardubický kraj
District (town):
Svitavy
Village:
Bělá nad Svitavou
Cadastre:
Bělá nad Svitavou
Map sheets:
24-12 Letovice, 24-122 Březová n.S.
Accessibility:
passable footpath
ID:
1928
Geology
Short characteristics of the site:
A crevasse pseudokarst cave in marlstones of the Jizera Formation, Bohemian Cretaceous Basin. One of the largest caves of its kind in the Czech Republic (length 115 m). The cave was formed by gravitational sliding of blocks over a plastic footwall in the slope of the Bělský potok Stream.
Regional geologic unit:
Bohemian Massif > Cretaceous of the Bohemian Massif > Bohemian Cretaceous Basin > Bohemian Cretaceous Basin
Stratigraphy:
Turonian
Subject:
zoology, stratigraphy, geomorphology
Geological phenomenon:
karst
Genesis:
sedimentary, aquatic (water activity)
Rock:
opuka (aranaceous marlstone)
Territorial protection
Level of protection:
Registered geological localities suggested for protection
Conflicts of interests:
without conflicts
References
- Čech St. a kolektiv autorů, 2000: Vysvětlivky k základní geologické mapě ČR v měřítku 1 : 25 000 list 24122 Brněnec.- Český geologický ústav Praha
Elaboration and Updating
Elaborated by:
Stanislav Čech, 17.02.2004
Updated by:
Plíšek Antonín, 16.11.2004, Čech Stanislav, 12.11.2009
Citation
The database Important geological localities of the Czech Republic: 1928 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2023-06-16]. Available from: https:// lokality.geology.cz/1928.
Location in map:
Assessment
Scientifical assesment:
medium
Educational assesment:
middle
Significance:
regional
Representativeness:
minor
Geological importance:
geo-regional value (mapping), geoturistic value
Locality conditions:
acceptable
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