Střela
General Characteristics
County (administration):
Plzeňský kraj
District (town):
Plzeň-sever
Village:
Žihle, Manětín
Cadastre:
Rabštejn nad Střelou, Nový Dvůr u Žihle, Kalec, Kotaneč, Hluboká u Žihle
Map sheets:
11-24 Žlutice,11-42 Manětín, 11-244 Žlutice,11-422 Manětín
Accessibility:
passable footpath
ID:
877
Geology
Short characteristics of the site:
Střela River vallye, locally with canyon-appearance, with the cliffs consisting of slightly metamorphosed Neoproterozoic sediments of the biotite and chlorite metamorphic zones with dominating monotonous sequence of metasiltstones, greywackes and phyllites.D ownstream the metamorphic degree decrease. Petrologically interesting, very attractive landforms including river meanders.
Regional geologic unit:
Bohemian Massif > Bohemicum > Barrandien > Barrandien - Paleozoic
Stratigraphy:
Proterozoic
Subject:
geomorphology, petrology
Geological phenomenon:
canyon, horizontal section
Genesis:
metamorphic (general metamorphism)
Rock:
phyllite, slate, schist
Territorial protection
Level of protection:
Nature reserve
Additional information:
See the Digital register of the Agency for Nature Conservation and Landscape Protection of the Czech Republic AOPK ČR, code 627 (Střela)
Conflicts of interests:
without conflicts
References
- Zahradnický J., Mackovčin P. a kol.(2005): Plzeňsko a Karlovarsko. In: Mackovčin P. a Sedláček M.(eds.): Chráněná území ČR, svazek XI. Agentura ochrany přírody a krajiny ČR a EkoCentrum Brno, str. 361, Praha.
Elaboration and Updating
Elaborated by:
Vladimír Žáček, 16.10.1994
Updated by:
Lorencová Markéta, 25.01.2005, Žáčková Eliška, 02.09.2010, Žáček Vladimír, 01.12.2014, Vajskebrová Markéta, 23.04.2021
Citation
The database Important geological localities of the Czech Republic: 877 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2023-06-16]. Available from: https:// lokality.geology.cz/877.
Location in map:
Assessment
Scientifical assesment:
minor
Educational assesment:
middle
Significance:
regional
Representativeness:
middle
Geological importance:
geo-regional value (mapping), geoturistic value
Locality conditions:
no problems
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