Kurovický quarry in the Zlín region

Between Tlumačov and Kurovice, about 1,5 km south of the village of Kurovice, there is a Natural Monument - Kurovický lom. Its area is 15,121 ha, it is an abandoned limestone quarry with a lake with seepage and precipitation water, and one part is lined with forest. It was used for clay limestone mining, today the site is used for research by the Czech Geological Institute. The quarry, about 400 meters long, has a green-blue, transparent…