Váté písky
General Characteristics
County (administration):
Jihomoravský kraj
District (town):
Hodonín
Village:
Moravský Písek, Vracov, Bzenec
Cadastre:
Bzenec, Moravský Písek, Vracov
Map sheets:
34-22 Hodonín, 34-222 Vracov,34-224 Strážnice
Accessibility:
no traffic restriction ( by car)
ID:
2897
Geology
Short characteristics of the site:
Vienna Basin, Neogene and Quaternary. National Nature Monument. Gently undulating plain with a belt of aeolian dunes. Late Tertiary sediments and river terraces served as a source material for aeolian dunes. Their cover is 10 - 30 m thick. This sand is predominantly quartzose, acidic. Very interesting and attractive fauna and xerophytic flora.
Regional geologic unit:
Bohemian Massif > Quaternary > Quaternary of deposition areas of Bohemian Massif
Stratigraphy:
Quaternary
Subject:
geomorphology, quaternary geology, botany
Geological phenomenon:
sand dune
Genesis:
aeolian (wind activity)
Rock:
sand
Territorial protection
Level of protection:
National nature monument
Additional information:
See the Digital register of the Agency for Nature Conservation and Landscape Protection of the Czech Republic AOPK ČR, code 1494 (Váté písky)
Conflicts of interests:
ground instability, open cast mining
References
- Mackovčin P., Jatiová M., Demek J., Slavík P. a kol. (2007): Brněnsko. In: Mackovčin P.(ed): Chráněná území ČR, Svazek IX. Agentura ochrany přírody a krajiny ČR a EkoCentrum Brno,str 502-504, Praha
Elaboration and Updating
Elaborated by:
Pavla Gürtlerová, 29.10.2008
Updated by:
Gürtlerová Pavla, 17.04.2012, Kukal Zdeněk, 09.10.2012
Citation
The database Important geological localities of the Czech Republic: 2897 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2023-06-16]. Available from: https:// lokality.geology.cz/2897.
Location in map:
Assessment
Scientifical assesment:
medium
Educational assesment:
middle
Significance:
national
Representativeness:
middle
Geological importance:
geo-regional value (mapping), geoturistic value
Locality conditions:
no problems
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