Homůlka

Homůlka
Czech: Homůlka; Polish: Homulka; German: Homulka
Highest point
Elevation332.9 m (1,092 ft)[1]
Coordinates49°54′52″N 16°52′55″E / 49.91444°N 16.88194°E / 49.91444; 16.88194
Geography
LocationOlomouc Region, Czech Republic
rangeSudetes
Parent rangeMohelnice Depression

Homůlka is a hill in the Mohelnice Depression in the eastern Czech Republic. With an elevation of 332.9 m (1,092 ft), it is the highest point of the Mohelnice Depression.[1][2]

Geography

Homůlka lies in the geomorphological unit Rovenská pahorkatina (Rovensko Hilly Land). The summit forms a rounded ridge trending roughly west–east and is located about 0.5 km (0.31 mi) north of the village of Rovensko.[1] The hill is largely agricultural land.[1]

The Mohelnice Depression itself is described as a narrow, elongated depression of the Jeseníky geomorphological subprovince, traversed by the Morava River between the Zábřeh Highlands (Zábřežská vrchovina) to the west and the Hanušovice Highlands (Hanušovická vrchovina) to the east.[2] It is a neotectonic subsidence structure trending roughly SSW–NNE, initiated by block downfaulting during the Pliocene, and filled in large part by thick Pliocene and Quaternary sediments.[2] In the south-western part of the depression, alluvial fans and river terraces are developed, while fields and meadows dominate land cover overall.[2]

Part of the depression's floodplain landscape belongs to the Litovelské Pomoraví Protected Landscape Area (CHKO Litovelské Pomoraví), and the nature reserve Moravičanské jezero is also associated with the unit.[2]

Geology

Homůlka is built mainly of biotite and two-mica gneisses belonging to the Zábřeh crystalline complex (zábřežské krystalinikum).[1]

References

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  2. ^ a b c d e Demek, Jaromír; Mackovčin, Petr, eds. (2006). Zeměpisný lexikon ČR: Hory a nížiny (in Czech). Agentura ochrany přírody a krajiny ČR. p. 297.