Kuzov, protected area in Czech Republic
Kuzov is a rocky hill in the České středohoří protected landscape area, about 0.5 km west of Dřemčice in the Litoměřice district. Its summit is formed by two exposed veins of olivine nephelinite and nephelinic basanite from Tertiary volcanic activity, cutting through Turonian sediments. On the southern slope rises a 15–20 m high stepped frost wall, and the lower of the two rock ridges is nicknamed Lví hlava (Lion's Head) for its shape.
Kuzov was declared a protected area on 3 November 1949, and its boundaries were revised on 1 November 1990, when the area was set at 7.12 ha. Protection covers the intersection of two leucitic tephrite veins formed during Tertiary volcanic activity, surrounded by Turonian sediments.
The name Kuzov is said to come from the shape of the hill, which resembles a goat (koza). The lower of the two rock ridges is nicknamed Lví hlava (Lion's Head) by local people. A yellow-marked trail runs along the southern edge and links the villages Leská, Staré and Dřemčice over about two kilometres.
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