Skočice


Skočice is a municipality and village in Strakonice District in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 200 inhabitants.
WWW skocice.wz.cz

Administrative division

Skočice consists of two municipal parts :
  • Skočice
  • Lidmovice

Etymology

The name is derived from the personal name Skok, meaning "the village of Skok's people".

Geography

Skočice is located about southeast of Strakonice and northwest of České Budějovice. The western part of the municipality with the Skočice village lies in the Bohemian Forest Foothills and the eastern part with Lidmovice lies in the České Budějovice Basin. The highest point is the hill Hrad at above sea level, located on the eastern border of the municipality. The slopes of the hill are protected as the Skočický Hrad Nature Reserve.
The brook Lidmovický potok originates here and flows across the municipal territory. There are several fishponds in the municipality, the largest of which are Jordán and Louženský rybník.

History

The first written mention of Skočice is from 1399.

Transport

The I/22 road from Vodňany to Strakonice, which further continues to Klatovy, passes through the municipality.

Sights

The main landmark of Skočice is the Church of the Visitation of Our Lady. It is an atypical octagonal church, 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, and subsequently became a pilgrimage site. The area includes the cemetery and the Chapel of Saint John of Nepomuk from the mid-18th century.