Krasové závrty severně od Miskovic
General Characteristics
County (administration):
Středočeský kraj
District (town):
Kutná Hora
Village:
Miskovice
Cadastre:
Miskovice
Map sheets:
13-32 Kolín, 13-324 Kutná Hora
Accessibility:
access without footpath
ID:
2511
Geology
Short characteristics of the site:
Pseudo-sinkholes in loess deposits and the underlying Cretaceous limestones, formed by the effect of rainwater pouring into joints in the limestone. The largest sinkhole is 50 m long and 20 m broad. A regionally important geomorphological locality.
Regional geologic unit:
Bohemian Massif > Cretaceous of the Bohemian Massif > Bohemian Cretaceous Basin > Bohemian Cretaceous Basin - Kolín development;
Bohemian Massif > Kutná Hora and Svratka region > Kutná Hora crystalline complex
Stratigraphy:
Cenomanian, Proterozoic
Subject:
geomorphology, hydrogeology, sedimentology, quaternary geology
Geological phenomenon:
karst, karst cave, sinkhole, swallow hole, fossils fauna
Genesis:
sedimentary, aquatic (water activity), weathering , chemogenetic, anthropogenic (anthropogenic activity)
Rock:
limestone, loess
Territorial protection
Level of protection:
Registered geological localities suggested for protection
Conflicts of interests:
waste disposal, agriculture
References
- Knížetová L., Pecina P., Pivničková M., 1987: Prověrka maloplošných chráněných území a jejich návrhů v letech 1982 - 85.- Středisko památkové péče a ochrany přírody Středočeského kraje, Bohemia centralis, sv. 16, str. 109, Praha.
- Štědrá V. ed. (2010): Základní geologická mapa ČR 1 : 25 000, list 13-324 Kutná Hora s Vysvětlivkami. ČGS Praha.
Elaboration and Updating
Elaborated by:
Ludmila Knížetová, 31.12.1987
Updated by:
Adamovič Jiří, 17.02.2007, Zelenka Přemysl, 23.09.2009, Štědrá Veronika, 17.06.2010
Citation
The database Important geological localities of the Czech Republic: 2511 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2023-06-16]. Available from: https:// lokality.geology.cz/2511.
Location in map:
Assessment
Scientifical assesment:
medium
Educational assesment:
major
Significance:
regional
Representativeness:
middle
Geological importance:
Locality conditions:
poor
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