Hamrštejn
General Characteristics
County (administration):
Liberecký kraj
District (town):
Liberec
Village:
Liberec
Cadastre:
Machnín
Map sheets:
03-13 Hrádek nad Nisou, 03-134 Křížany
Accessibility:
no traffic restriction ( by car)
ID:
2855
Geology
Short characteristics of the site:
Krkonoše-Jizera crystalline. Nature reserve. The basement consists of phyllitic greywackes and phyllites of the Ještěd crystalline. The rocks are possibly of Ordovician age. The river Lužická Nisa modelled a valley with enclosed meanders which encircle rocky spur with a castle ruin. Quaternary sediments cover adjacent steep slopes.
Regional geologic unit:
> Ještěd crystalline complex
Stratigraphy:
Paleozoic
Subject:
geomorphology, geology, zoology, botany
Geological phenomenon:
rock salient, scree
Genesis:
aquatic (water activity)
Rock:
phyllite, greywacke
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 560 (Hamrštejn)
Conflicts of interests:
without conflicts
References
- Mackovčin P., Sedláček M. a Kuncová J. (2002): Chráněná území ČR - Liberecko, Svazek III. Agentura ochrany přírody a krajiny ČR a EkoCentrum Brno, Praha, 331 s
Elaboration and Updating
Elaborated by:
Markéta Lorencová, 23.11.2007
Updated by:
Mrázová Štěpánka, 21.10.2009, Vajskebrová Markéta, 07.06.2017
Citation
The database Important geological localities of the Czech Republic: 2855 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2023-06-16]. Available from: https:// lokality.geology.cz/2855.
Location in map:
Assessment
Scientifical assesment:
medium
Educational assesment:
middle
Significance:
supraregional
Representativeness:
middle
Geological importance:
geo-historical value, geoturistic value
Locality conditions:
no problems
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