Skočice

Skočice is a municipality and village in Strakonice District in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 300 inhabitants.

Skočice
Municipality
View from the north
View from the north
Flag of Skočice
Flag
Coat of arms of Skočice
Coat of arms
Skočice is located in Czech Republic
Skočice
Skočice
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°11′10″N 14°6′15″E
Country Czech Republic
RegionSouth Bohemian
DistrictStrakonice
First mentioned1399
Area
 • Total9.82 km2 (3.79 sq mi)
Elevation
462 m (1,516 ft)
Population
 (2023-01-01)[1]
 • Total256
 • Density26/km2 (68/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal codes
387 75, 389 01
Websitewww.skocice.cz

Administrative parts

The village of Lidmovice is an administrative part of Skočice.

Geography

Skočice is located about 16 kilometres (10 mi) southeast of Strakonice and 34 km (21 mi) northwest of České Budějovice. The western part of the municipality with the Skočice village lies in the Bohemian Forest Foothills, the eastern part with Lidmovice lies in the České Budějovice Basin. The highest point is the hill Hrad at 667 metres (2,188 ft), on the eastern border of the municipality. The slopes of the hill are protected as the Skočický Hrad Nature Reserve.

The Lidmovický Brook springs here and flows across the territory. There are several ponds in the municipality, the largest are Jordán and Louženský.

History

The first written mention of Skočice is from 1399.[2]

Sights
Church of the Visitation of Our Lady

The main landmark of Skočice is the atypical octagonal Church of the Visitation of Our Lady. It was built is the early Baroque style in 1677–1678. The church, originally as a chapel, was built for Polyxena Ludmila of Sternberg for its alleged miraculous image of Our Lady of Help (a copy of Cranach's Icon of Maria Hilf in Passau), and subsequently became a pilgrimage site. The area includes the cemetery and the Chapel of Saint John of Nepomuk from the mid-18th century.[3][4]

References
  1. "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2023". Czech Statistical Office. 2023-05-23.
  2. "Historie" (in Czech). Obec Skočice. Retrieved 2022-12-20.
  3. "Kostel Navštívení P. Marie" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2022-12-20.
  4. "Skočický kostel" (in Czech). Obec Skočice. Retrieved 2022-12-20.
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