Valeč - zámecký areál
General Characteristics
County (administration):
Karlovarský kraj
District (town):
Karlovy Vary
Village:
Valeč
Cadastre:
Valeč v Čechách
Map sheets:
11-24 Žlutice, 11-242 Valeč
Accessibility:
special entry permit necessary (military area, quarry, private land)
Technical object:
gallery
ID:
3673
Geology
Short characteristics of the site:
System of historical corridors forms part of the gardens in the Valeč castle. Two-leveled syystem was constructed in Doupov Mts. basal tuffs, upper, older part in laharic agglomerates. This locality is important also due to its historical value.
Regional geologic unit:
Bohemian Massif > Tertiary > Basins under Krušné hory Mts.and adjoining volcanic uplands;
Bohemian Massif > Tertiary > Basins under Krušné hory Mts.and adjoining volcanic uplands > Doupov Volcanic complex
Stratigraphy:
Oligocene
Subject:
archeology, geology, volcanology
Geological phenomenon:
volcaniclastic deposits
Genesis:
volcanic
Rock:
agglomerate, tuff
Territorial protection
Level of protection:
Registered geological localities suggested for protection
Conflicts of interests:
others human activity
References
- Hradecký P. et al.,2013: Vysvětlivky ke geologické mapě 1:25 000 list 11242 Valeč. - Archív ČGS Praha.
Elaboration and Updating
Elaborated by:
Petr Hradecký, 15.02.2013
Updated by:
Citation
The database Important geological localities of the Czech Republic: 3673 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2023-06-16]. Available from: https:// lokality.geology.cz/3673.
Location in map:
Assessment
Scientifical assesment:
great
Educational assesment:
middle
Significance:
regional
Representativeness:
middle
Geological importance:
geo-historical value, geo-regional value (mapping), geoturistic value
Locality conditions:
acceptable
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