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Skorkov (Mladá Boleslav District)

Coordinates: 50°13′54″N 14°44′58″E / 50.23167°N 14.74944°E / 50.23167; 14.74944
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Skorkov
Municipality
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Coordinates: 50°13′54″N 14°44′58″E / 50.23167°N 14.74944°E / 50.23167; 14.74944
CountryFile:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic
RegionCentral Bohemian
DistrictMladá Boleslav
First mentioned1332
Area
 • Total
16.64 km2 (6.42 sq mi)
Elevation
189 m (620 ft)
Population
 (2026-01-01)[1]
 • Total
744
 • Density44.7/km2 (116/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
294 74
Websitewww.skorkov.cz

Skorkov is a municipality and village in Mladá Boleslav District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 700 inhabitants.

Administrative division

Skorkov consists of three municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census):[2]

  • Skorkov (354)
  • Otradovice (216)
  • Podbrahy (157)

Etymology

The name is derived from the personal name Skorek, meaning "Skorek's (court)".[3]

Geography

Skorkov 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

The first written mention of Skorkov is from 1332. Otradovice and Podbrahy were first mentioned in 1788.[4]

Demographics

Transport

The D10 motorway from Prague to Turnov runs along the northern municipal border.

Sights

The 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.[7]

References

  1. ↑ "Population in municipalities as at 1. 1". DataStat. Czech Statistical Office. 2026-05-18.
  2. ↑ "Public Census 2021 – basic data". Public Database (in čeština). Czech Statistical Office. 2022.
  3. ↑ Profous, Antonín (1957). Místní jména v Čechách IV: S–Ž (in čeština). p. 78.
  4. ↑ "Historie" (in čeština). Obec Skorkov. Retrieved 2023-02-08.
  5. ↑ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in čeština). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
  6. ↑ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
  7. ↑ "Památky v obci" (in čeština). Obec Skorkov. Retrieved 2023-02-08.
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