Božídarské rašeliniště
General Characteristics
County (administration):
Karlovarský kraj
District (town):
Karlovy Vary
Village:
Boží Dar, Jáchymov, Abertamy
Cadastre:
Jáchymov, Boží Dar, Hřebečná, Ryžovna
Map sheets:
01-43 Horní Blatná, 01-434 Boží Dar
Accessibility:
no traffic restriction ( by car)
ID:
317
Geology
Short characteristics of the site:
Upland peat bog, one of largest occurrences in Czechia. Specific vegetation. Peat was exploited unil the Second Great War. Also small gravelly elevations, relics from ancient tin panning. Very instructive locality, also frequented by tourists.
Regional geologic unit:
Bohemian Massif > Quaternary > Quaternary of erosional areas of Bohemian Massif
Stratigraphy:
Quaternary
Subject:
mining and mining impacts, botany, zoology, quaternary geology
Geological phenomenon:
peat bog, characteristic rock
Genesis:
organogenic (activity of organisms), sedimentary
Rock:
peat
Territorial protection
Level of protection:
National nature reserve
Additional information:
See the Digital register of the Agency for Nature Conservation and Landscape Protection of the Czech Republic AOPK ČR, code 2426 (Božídarské rašeliniště)
Part of national geopark:
Egeria
Conflicts of interests:
without conflicts
References
- Astor, E. (1992): Erzgebirge. Meyers Naturführer. Meyers Lexikonverlag. Mannheim - Leipzig - Wien - Zürich. 166 str.
- Nesvadbová, J. (1978): Božídarské rašeliniště. - Průvodce naučnou stezkou. Karlovy Vary.
Elaboration and Updating
Elaborated by:
Pavel Schovánek, 21.02.1994
Updated by:
Gürtlerová Pavla, 12.11.2008, Mlčoch Bedřich, 06.10.2009
Citation
The database Important geological localities of the Czech Republic: 317 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2023-06-16]. Available from: https:// lokality.geology.cz/317.
Location in map:
Assessment
Scientifical assesment:
great
Educational assesment:
middle
Significance:
national
Representativeness:
major
Geological importance:
geo-historical value, geo-regional value (mapping), geoturistic value
Locality conditions:
no problems
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