541-3507/01 – Geology of Castles and Chateaux of the Czech Republic (GHZ)

Gurantor departmentDepartment of Geological EngineeringCredits5
Subject guarantorIng. Miloš Duraj, Ph.D.Subject version guarantorIng. Miloš Duraj, Ph.D.
Study levelundergraduate or graduateRequirementCompulsory
Year2Semesterwinter
Study languageCzech
Year of introduction2019/2020Year of cancellation
Intended for the facultiesHGFIntended for study typesFollow-up Master
Instruction secured by
LoginNameTuitorTeacher giving lectures
KUB0247 Ing. Jan Kubáč, Ph.D.
Extent of instruction for forms of study
Form of studyWay of compl.Extent
Full-time Credit and Examination 2+2

Subject aims expressed by acquired skills and competences

Students will be acquainted with geological bedrock of important castles and chateaux in the Czech Republic. Attention will also be paid to the petrographic composition of the used building stone. This knowledge will complement the missing information that will further serve to guide these monuments.

Teaching methods

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Summary

Castles and chateaux in the Czech Republic are significant landmarks in the landscape. These historic buildings are among the most sought-after destinations not only for domestic but also foreign tourist clients. Despite the questions raised, the basic information given to visitors practically does not contain any information concerning the subsoil of the building or the building material used in the construction of the building. The aim of this course is to acquire ways of searching for required information for professional presentation of individual buildings. Students in the course will also solve the geological problems of their objects.

Compulsory literature:

EHRENBERGER, T., GRUNT, F., KOSTI-OVÁ, J., NOVOTNÁ, D.: Czech Republic. The Most Beautiful 88 Castles. 1st publ. Praha: Kartografie, 2003, 160 s. ISBN 80-7011-745-1

Recommended literature:

CZECHTOURISM: 111 castles, châteaux and other selected historic buildings in the Czech Republic. Praha: Česká centrála cestovního ruchu, 1998.

Way of continuous check of knowledge in the course of semester

Knowledge are checked during the semester by a semester project and presentations in MS PowerPoint. The course is completed by an examination, which may be scheduled having gained the initial credit. The examination is divided into a written and oral part.

E-learning

Other requirements

The study recommended literature. Complete the projects and written test to checking the knowledge in the professional literature, the content of lectures and exercises.

Prerequisities

Subject has no prerequisities.

Co-requisities

Subject has no co-requisities.

Subject syllabus:

1. Introduction 2. History of building and importance of castles and chateaux 3. Geological bedrock of the Czech Republic, sources of building stone 4. Classification of used building stone 5. Relation of geomorphology and construction of castle buildings 6. Exogenous processes and their influence on castle objects 7. Castles on Proterozoic rocks 8. Granite castles 9. Castles on metamorphic rocks 10. Castles on volcanic rocks 11. Limestone castles 12. Sandstone castles 13. Castles on "exotics"

Conditions for subject completion

Full-time form (validity from: 2019/2020 Winter semester)
Task nameType of taskMax. number of points
(act. for subtasks)
Min. number of pointsMax. počet pokusů
Credit and Examination Credit and Examination 100 (100) 51
        Credit Credit 33  17
        Examination Examination 67  18 3
Mandatory attendence participation: Regular attendance at exercises. Complete the projects and written test to checking the knowledge in the professional literature, the content of lectures and exercises.

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Conditions for subject completion and attendance at the exercises within ISP: Optional participation in lectures and exercises. Processing of specified programs. Personal participation in the exam.

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Occurrence in study plans

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2023/2024 Winter