Mikulčice
General Characteristics
County (administration):
Jihomoravský kraj
District (town):
Hodonín
Village:
Mikulčice
Cadastre:
Mikulčice
Map sheets:
34-24 Holíč, 34-241 Holič
Accessibility:
no traffic restriction ( by bus)
ID:
648
Geology
Short characteristics of the site:
Archeological locality, natural cultural heritage, one of the most important centres of the historical Great Moravian Empire. Geologically the locality consists of basal fluvial gravel within floodplain sediments and overlying eolian sands.
Regional geologic unit:
Bohemian Massif > Quaternary > Quaternary of deposition areas of Bohemian Massif
Stratigraphy:
Quaternary
Subject:
archeology, geology, stratigraphy, quaternary geology
Geological phenomenon:
flood plaine
Genesis:
anthropogenic (anthropogenic activity), sedimentary, aquatic (water activity)
Rock:
gravel-sand
Territorial protection
Level of protection:
Technical or cultural monument
Conflicts of interests:
forestry
References
- Havlíček, P. (1987): Povodí řeky Moravy v průběhu posledních 15 000 let. - MS Archiv ČGÚ Praha. Havlíček, P. (1991): The Morava River basin during the last 15 000 years. in Starkel, L. - Gregory, K. J. - Thornes, J. B. - Wiley, J. (ed.): Temperate Paleohydrology. Opravil, E. (1983): Údolní niva v době hradištní. - Studie Archeologického Ústavu ČSAV v Brně, XI, 2, 1-77. Brno.Novák Z., Tomanová Petrová P. (eds), Adámek J., Adamová M., Gnojek I., Havlíček P., Krejčí O., O. Neudert, Nováková D., Šikula J. (2009): Základní geologická mapa ČR 1 : 25 000 s Vysvětlivkami, 34-241 Holíč a 34-243 Tvrdonice. 52 str. ČGS Praha
Elaboration and Updating
Elaborated by:
Pavel Havlíček, 29.11.1993
Updated by:
Gürtlerová Pavla, 16.04.2012, Tomanová Petrová Pavla, 10.04.2014
Citation
The database Important geological localities of the Czech Republic: 648 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2023-06-16]. Available from: https:// lokality.geology.cz/648.
Location in map:
Assessment
Scientifical assesment:
medium
Educational assesment:
major
Significance:
supraregional
Representativeness:
major
Geological importance:
geo-historical value, geo-regional value (mapping), geoturistic value
Excursion locality:
yes
Locality conditions:
no problems
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