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Introduction Český kras

Address and contacts: Správa CHKO Český kras (Administration of Český kras PLA)  č.p. 85 267 18 Karlštejn Phone: +420 311 681 023 Fax: +420 311 681 713 E-mail: ceskras@ + suffix naturer.cz www.ceskykras.nature.cz

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The variety and wildness of the landscape to the southwest of Prague towards Beroun will appeal to anyone who is  at least a little romantic. The prevailing limestone bedrock is rugged with karst canyons and gorges. It is perforated by many caves and on its surface there are oak forests with an unusually rich biodiversity of the herbaceous layer.  Apart from landscape and aesthetic value, the area has natural-science significance and it was  natural scientists who first gave the  Český Kras area its name. In 1972 the PLA was designated and it covers almost the whole region. The area is constituted mainly of Paleozoic Silurian and Devonian layers, represented mostly by marine sediments of shale, limestone and limestone shale.  Fossil discoveries here are significant on a global scale and  a few world statotypes can be found here.

Basic data: Area: 128 km2 Location: 49°52´ - 50°00´ N, 14°03´ - 14°21´ E Altitude: 208 (on Berounka river at Zadní Třebaň) - 499 m (Bacín) Designation: Ministry of Culture order (No. 4947/1972) Small-scale protected areas in the PLA:      - 2 National nature reserves      - 4 National nature monuments      - 8 Nature reserves      - 4 Nature monuments Medník, Požáry, Dalejský profil, U Nového mlýna, Barrandovské skály, Lochkovský profil and Cikánka I. national nature monuments (lying outside the PLA) are also administred by  the PLA Administration of Český kras.

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