Skorkov (Mladá Boleslav District)

Skorkov
Municipality
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Skorkov Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 50°13′54″N 14°44′58″E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Central Bohemian
District	Mladá Boleslav
First mentioned	1332
Area
• Total	16.64 km^2 (6.42 sq mi)
Elevation	189 m (620 ft)
Population  (2024-01-01)[1]
• Total	720
• Density	43/km^2 (110/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	294 74
Website	www.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 parts

The villages of Otradovice and Podbrahy are administrative parts of Skorkov.

Etymology

The name is derived from the personal name Skorek, meaning "Skorek's (court)".[2]

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.[3]

Demographics

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1869 462 —     1880 501 +8.4% 1890 464 −7.4% 1900 433 −6.7% 1910 441 +1.8%	Year Pop. ±% 1921 443 +0.5% 1930 435 −1.8% 1950 510 +17.2% 1961 500 −2.0% 1970 472 −5.6%	Year Pop. ±% 1980 419 −11.2% 1991 331 −21.0% 2001 357 +7.9% 2011 529 +48.2% 2021 727 +37.4%
Source: Censuses[4][5]

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.[6]

References

1. "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
2. Profous, Antonín (1957). Místní jména v Čechách IV: S–Ž (in Czech). p. 78.
3. "Historie" (in Czech). Obec Skorkov. Retrieved 2023-02-08.
4. "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
5. "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
6. "Památky v obci" (in Czech). Obec Skorkov. Retrieved 2023-02-08.

External links

• Official website