Kurovický lom, Protected limestone quarry in Kurovice, Czech Republic

Kurovický lom is a former limestone quarry with a central lake and several ponds located south of Kurovice village. The water bodies formed in abandoned extraction areas and now attract visiting naturalists and those interested in geological formations.

Limestone extraction at this location spanned multiple decades, leaving deep pits that gradually filled with water. In 1999, authorities recognized the site's geological and ecological value and designated it as a protected natural monument.

Each year the quarry hosts the one-day outdoor Festival pro čolka (Festival for the Newt), combining nature, education and adrenaline activities. Visitors learn about the site's fauna and flora and try hands-on conservation tasks. The quarry is also a European Important Site in the Natura 2000 network since 2005.

The natural monument lies 1.5 km south of Kurovice, west of the Křemenná hill (315 m), at 260–269 m above sea level in the north-western Vizovice Highlands. The quarry pit holds a lake fed by seepage water, with four amphibian ponds dug 20–50 m from the shore in 2002.

The quarry holds the boundary between the Jurassic and Cretaceous periods, and it is known for fossils called aptychi — calcareous plates that probably closed the living chamber of ammonites when the animal withdrew into its shell. Since 2005 it has been part of the Natura 2000 network.