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[[File:Prachauer felsen 03.jpg|thumb|right|300px|[[Rock tower]]s of Prachov Rocks]]
The '''Prachov Rocks''' ({{lang-cs|Prachovské skály}}) are a rock formation in the [[Czech Republic]] approximately 5 kilometres west of [[Jičín]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://cestovani.idnes.cz/vyjimecna-zima-vyjimecne-fotky-prachove-periny-na-prachovskych-skalach-1as-/tipy-na-vylet.aspx?c=A100202_113720_igcechy_tom|title=Výjimečná zima, výjimečné fotky. Prachové peřiny na Prachovských skalách|last=Hocek|first=Jan |date=3 February 2010|work=[[Mladá fronta DNES]]|publisher=iDNES|language=Czech|accessdate=17 October 2014}}</ref> Since 1933, they have been a protected natural reserve. The region where the formations are located
The formations are made of [[sandstone]], originally in the form of a [[plateau]]. Since its formation over 60 million years ago, the rock has been [[Erosion|eroded]] by wind and rain into the unique forms found at the site.<ref name="readersnatural">{{Cite book|title=Natural Wonders of the World|publisher=Reader's Digest Association, Inc|year=1980|isbn=0-89577-087-3|editor-last=Scheffel|editor-first=Richard L.|location=United States of America|pages=305|quote=|editor-last2=Wernet|editor-first2=Susan J.|via=}}</ref> Several of the individual rock towers have inspired names due to their appearance, such as the Leaning Tower, Devil's Kitchen, the Monk, the Elephant, and the Eagle.<ref name="readersnatural" />
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