Labská soutěska
General Characteristics
County (administration):
Královéhradecký kraj
District (town):
Trutnov
Village:
Vrchlabí
Cadastre:
Hořejší Vrchlabí
Map sheets:
03-41 Semily, 03-412 Špindlerův Mlýn
Accessibility:
no traffic restriction ( by car)
ID:
564
Geology
Short characteristics of the site:
Section in the Labe (Elbe) River valley. The contact between Poniklá Group of the Krkonoše Crystalline with Krkonoše Orthogneisses is exposed. Petrologically significant locality.
Regional geologic unit:
Bohemian Massif > Lugicum > -Krkonoše-Jizerské hory Mts. crystalline complex
Stratigraphy:
Paleozoic
Subject:
geomorphology, lithology
Geological phenomenon:
pothole, gorge, river channel, deformation fabrics
Genesis:
aquatic (water activity), metamorphic (general metamorphism)
Rock:
orthogneiss, mica schist, qurtzite
Territorial protection
Level of protection:
Interesting geological localities in National park
Part of LEPA (Large-size especially protected areas):
Krkonošský národní park
Conflicts of interests:
without conflicts
References
- Faltysová H., Mackovčin P., Sedláček M. a kol.(2002): Královéhradecko. In: Mackovčin P. a Sedláček M.(eds.): Chráněná území ČR, svazek V. Agentura ochrany přírody a krajiny ČR a EkoCentrum Brno, str.350 Praha
- Rejchrt, M., red. (2007): Základní geologická mapa České republiky 1 : 25 000 s Vysvětlivkami 1 : 25 000 03-412 Špindlerův Mlýn. Česká geologická služba. Praha.
Elaboration and Updating
Elaborated by:
Jan Drozen, 31.12.1994
Updated by:
Gürtlerová Pavla, 26.02.2009, Mrázová Štěpánka, 20.10.2009
Citation
The database Important geological localities of the Czech Republic: 564 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2023-06-16]. Available from: https:// lokality.geology.cz/564.
Location in map:
Assessment
Scientifical assesment:
medium
Educational assesment:
middle
Significance:
supraregional
Representativeness:
middle
Geological importance:
geoturistic value
Locality conditions:
no problems
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