Petřínské skalky
General Characteristics
County (administration):
Hlavní město Praha
District (town):
Praha
Village:
Praha
Cadastre:
Smíchov, Malá Strana, Hradčany
Map sheets:
12-24 Praha, 12-243 Praha sever
Accessibility:
passable footpath
ID:
947
Geology
Short characteristics of the site:
Isolated rocky outcrops on the Petřín Hill inside Prague City. Quartzose sandstones of the Korycany Formation (Cenomanian) exhibit well developed current bedding and blocky jointing.
Regional geologic unit:
Bohemian Massif > Cretaceous of the Bohemian Massif > Bohemian Cretaceous Basin > Bohemian Cretaceous Basin - Vltava - Berounka development;
Bohemian Massif > Bohemicum > Barrandien
Stratigraphy:
Cenomanian, Paleozoic
Subject:
geology, geomorphology, botany, lithology
Geological phenomenon:
unconformity, outcrop, transgression
Genesis:
sedimentary
Rock:
sandstone, opuka (aranaceous marlstone), slate, schist
Territorial protection
Level of protection:
Nature monument
Additional information:
See the Digital register of the Agency for Nature Conservation and Landscape Protection of the Czech Republic AOPK ČR, code 1206 (Petřín)
Part of national geopark:
Barrandien
Conflicts of interests:
tourism, vegetation
References
- Králík, F. et al. (1984): Vysvětlivky k základní geologické mapě ČSSR 1:25 000, list 12-243, Praha - sever. Ústř. Úst. geol. 131 p. Praha
Elaboration and Updating
Elaborated by:
Přemysl Zelenka, 10.01.1993
Updated by:
Steinová Marika, 18.09.2009
Citation
The database Important geological localities of the Czech Republic: 947 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2023-06-16]. Available from: https:// lokality.geology.cz/947.
Location in map:
Assessment
Scientifical assesment:
great
Educational assesment:
major
Significance:
supraregional
Representativeness:
major
Geological importance:
geoturistic value
Excursion locality:
yes
Locality conditions:
acceptable
You can send information about a change in the status of the site to lokality@geology.cz
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