Andělská Hora
General Characteristics
County (administration):
Karlovarský kraj
District (town):
Karlovy Vary
Village:
Andělská Hora
Cadastre:
Andělská Hora
Map sheets:
11-23 Sokolov, 11-232 Kolová
Accessibility:
passable footpath
ID:
2535
Geology
Short characteristics of the site:
A rocky hill with ruins of the Engelsberg Castle at Andělská Hora SE of Karlovy Vary. The hiss is an exhumed plug of sodalite-nepheline trachyte/trachyandesite of Tertiary age, rising 100 m above the levelled granitic surface (etchplain) around. Base of the hill is covered by talus and solifluction stony loams.
Regional geologic unit:
Bohemian Massif > Tertiary > Tertiary - scaterred relics of alkaline Volcanics
Stratigraphy:
Tertiary
Subject:
botany, volcanology, petrology, archeology
Geological phenomenon:
rock
Genesis:
volcanic
Rock:
trachyte
Territorial protection
Level of protection:
Registred geological localities suggested to protection in Protected landscape area
Part of LEPA (Large-size especially protected areas):
Slavkovský les
Part of national geopark:
Egeria
Conflicts of interests:
ground instability, tourism
References
- Geologická mapa ČR 1:50 000, list 11-23 Sokolov, ČGÚ Praha.
Elaboration and Updating
Elaborated by:
Petr Rojík, 20.03.2006
Updated by:
Žáček Vladimír, 11.05.2010
Citation
The database Important geological localities of the Czech Republic: 2535 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2023-06-16]. Available from: https:// lokality.geology.cz/2535.
Location in map:
Assessment
Scientifical assesment:
medium
Educational assesment:
middle
Significance:
regional
Representativeness:
minor
Geological importance:
geo-historical value, geo-regional value (mapping), geoturistic value
Excursion locality:
yes
Locality conditions:
acceptable
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