Skorkov is a municipality and village in Mladá Boleslav District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 700 inhabitants.
Skorkov | |
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  Skorkov Location in the Czech Republic | |
| Coordinates: 50°13′54″N 14°44′58″E / 50.23167°N 14.74944°E | |
| Country |  Czech Republic |
| Region | Central Bohemian |
| District | Mladá Boleslav |
| First mentioned | 1332 |
| Area | |
• Total | 16.64 km2 (6.42 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 189 m (620 ft) |
| Population (2024-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 720 |
| • Density | 43/km2 (110/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 294 74 |
| Website | www |
Administrative parts
editThe villages of Otradovice and Podbrahy are administrative parts of Skorkov.
Etymology
editThe name is derived from the personal name Skorek, meaning "Skorek's (court)".[2]
Geography
editSkorkov is located about 23 kilometres (14 mi) southwest of Mladá Boleslav and 20 km (12 mi) northeast of Prague. It lies in a flat landscape, mostly belonging into the Central Elbe Table. The municipality is situated on the right bank of the Jizera River, which flows along the eastern municipal border.
History
editThe first written mention of Skorkov is from 1332. Otradovice and Podbrahy were first mentioned in 1788.[3]
Demographics
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Transport
editThe D10 motorway from Prague to Turnov runs along the northern municipal border.
Sights
editThe main landmark and the oldest building of Skorkov is the Church of Saint John the Baptist. It was first documented in 1359. After it was damaged during the Thirty Years' War, it was rebuilt in 1690. The bell tower was added in 1689 and rebuilt into its current form in 1873. Next to the church is a Renaissance ossuary.[6]
References
edit- ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
- ^ Profous, Antonín (1957). Místní jména v Čechách IV: S–Ž (in Czech). p. 78.
- ^ "Historie" (in Czech). Obec Skorkov. Retrieved 2023-02-08.
- ^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
- ^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
- ^ "Památky v obci" (in Czech). Obec Skorkov. Retrieved 2023-02-08.
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