NPP Panská skála / Panská skála National Nature Monument, CZ - National Parks of the World on Waymarking.com

CZ: Nejpresnejší informace o národní prírodní památce Panská skála poskytují webové stránky Agentury pro ochranu prírody a krajiny (viz odkaz dole), kde se uvádí:

„Atraktivní a u verejnosti mimorádne populární geologický objekt, místne nazývaný „kamenné varhany“, jeden z prvních chránených v CR. Jedinecná ukázka sloupcovitého rozpadu cedice. Chránené území bylo zrízeno roce 1953 na výmere cca 1,3 ha, prvé pokusy o ochranu je však možno datovat již na konec 19.století. Nadmorská výška objektu je 560 – 597 m.

Panská skála je vypreparovanou troskou sopouchu složeného z nefelinického tefritu, horniny ze skupiny bazaltu miocénního stárí. Puvodní sopouch sahal až 50 m pod úroven okolních sedimentu, které pri svém vzniku vyzdvihl a dal tak základ dnešnímu vzhledu místa. Sekundární denudace pak odhalila kontury telesa. Lávové teleso bylo odkryto težbou v kamenolomu, která zde probíhala od 2. poloviny 19. do 1. poloviny 20. století. Útvar je složený z velkého množství témer vertikálne orientovaných sloupcu vysokých až 7 m.
Sloupcová odlucnost je vlastností mladých vulkanických hornin a souvisí se smrštováním magmatu pri jeho chladnutí a tuhnutí. Sloupce jsou orientovány kolmo k ploše ochlazování. V prícném prurezu mají vetšinou tvar šesti- nebo petiúhelníku, výjimecne i jiného mnohoúhelníku. Podobných ukázek je v Ceském stredohorí i v sousedních Lužických horách více, Panská skála je však nejreprezentativnejší.

Z hlediska botanického a zoologického je lokalita nevýznamná. Soucástí území je i malé jezírko, vzniklé zaplnením prohlubne po težbe srážkovou vodou.

Krajinná dominanta okolí Kamenického Šenova slouží k vedeckým a zejména osvetovým úcelum. Místo je zatížené vysokou návštevností. V nekolikaletých periodách se provádí cištení skalního útvaru od náletových drevin a zvetralin, údržba pruchozí stezky a informacních zarízení.“

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EN: There are two basic types of nature areas protected by the state in the Czech republic. Large territories are protected as national parks and protected lanscape areas, smaller territories are protected as nature reserves and monuments. Both types are established by the state – either by the government and parliament or by the Ministry of the Environment.

The most precise information about Panská skála National Nature Monument you can find on the websites of The Agency for Nature Conservation and Landscape Protection of the Czech Republic (see link below), where you can read this:

„The Panská skála NNM is an attractive and extremely popular geological site, which is known locally as the “stone organ pipes” and is a unique example of columnar jointing of basalt rock. The rock columns were among the first to be protected in the Czech Republic as the first attempts to protect the “Organ Pipe Rocks” can be dated to the end of the 19th century. The protected area lies close to the town of Kamenický Šenov in the Liberecký kraj – Liberec Region and was declared in 1953 on an area of 1.3 hectares and lies at elevations of 560-597 metres above sea level.

The Panská skála rocks are the preserved remains of a volcanic plug built of nephelinite tephrite, which is a basaltic rock of Miocene age. The original volcanic plug reached up to 50 metres below the level of the surrounding sediments, which were lifted by the volcanic magma and helped to give the locality its current appearance. Secondary denudation then uncovered the contours of the body of rock. The lava body was then uncovered by quarrying works which were carried out from the mid 19th to mid 20th centuries. The formation is built of a large number of almost vertical columns which are up to 7 metres in height.

Columnar jointing is a typical quality of younger volcanic rocks and is connected with the contraction of the magma as it cooled and solidified. The columns are oriented perpendicular to the cooling surface. Most of the columns are five-sided or six-sided in profile, or exceptionally with more or less sides. Several similar “organ pipe” basalt rock formations can be found in the Ceské stredohorí Mountains and the neighbouring Lužické hory Mountains but the Panská skála NNM is the most representative example.

The locality is not of botanical or zoological importance. The monument includes a small pool in a depression in the former quarry which is filled by rainwater.

Panská skála NNM dominates the landscape around Kamenický Šenov and is used for scientific and educational purposes. The monument suffers from high visitor numbers. Opportunist trees and bushes and weathering products are cleared from the rock formation every few years. Visitor trails and information panels are also maintained.“

Park Name: Panská skála National Nature Monument Historic/Cultural Park: no Natural Park: yes Recreation Area: no Wildlife Refuge: yes Other Park Type not listed above: Geological Park Park Website: [Web Link] Type of Listing: Major Park Feature Fees in Local Currency: 0.00 (listed in local currency) Dates of Access: From: 01/01/2011 To: 12/31/2011 Hiking: yes Camping: no Bicycling: no Horseback Riding: no Off-Roading: no Swimming: no Snorkling/Scuba: no Boating: no Rock Climbing: no Fishing: no Other Type Detail: Not listed Hours available: Not listed Other Activities: Not listed

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