Vrkoč
Coordinates: 50 ° 37 ′ 51 ″ N , 14 ° 2 ′ 46 ″ E
The Vrkoč (German: Workotsch ) is a rock in the Elbe valley near Ústí nad Labem in the Bohemian Central Mountains on the left Elbe . Since 1966 the rock has been under state protection as a national natural monument due to its special geomorphology .
Location and surroundings
The Vrkoč is located three kilometers south of the city center of Ústí nad Labem in the district Vaňov ( Wannow ). The Wannower waterfall is located in a basin immediately northwest of the rock .
geology
The Vrkoč consists of olivine - basalt , which is broken down in the rock in a very well-proportioned hexagonal pillar shape. In some cases, huge compartments are formed from basalt columns, as they are also known from the Hirtstein in the Ore Mountains . The base of the rock is made of ashlar chalk sandstones that are exposed at the nearby Podlešínský potok ( Padloschin brook ).
Origin of name
"Vrkoč" stands for the braid in Czech . The German name Workotsch is derived from it.
