Škvorec
Market town
Main square
Main square
Flag of Škvorec
Flag
Coat of arms of Škvorec
Coat of arms
Škvorec is located in Czech Republic
Škvorec
Škvorec
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 50°2′49″N 14°43′50″E / 50.04694°N 14.73056°E / 50.04694; 14.73056
Country Czech Republic
RegionCentral Bohemian
DistrictPrague-East
First mentioned1279
Area
 • Total12.76 km2 (4.93 sq mi)
Elevation
305 m (1,001 ft)
Population
 (2023-01-01)[1]
 • Total2,200
 • Density170/km2 (450/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
250 83
Websitewww.obecskvorec.cz

Škvorec is a market town in Prague-East District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 2,200 inhabitants.

Administrative parts

The village of Třebohostice is an administrative part of Škvorec.

Geography

Škvorec is located about 15 kilometres (9 mi) east of Prague. It lies on the border between the Prague Plateau and Benešov Uplands. The highest point is the hill Na Plachtě at 391 m (1,283 ft) above sea level.

History

Škvorec Castle

The first written mention of Škvorec is from 1279. In 1497, during the rule of Jan Škvorecký of Klinštejn, Škvorec was promoted to a market town by King Vladislaus II. The market town was acquired by Albrecht von Wallenstein in 1621, but he sold it to Karl I, Prince of Liechtenstein a year later. Karl I joined it to the Kostelec estate. Škvorec was owned by the House of Liechtenstein until the establishment of a sovereign municipality in 1848.[2]

Demographics

Historical population
YearPop.±%
18691,219—    
18801,270+4.2%
18901,256−1.1%
19001,208−3.8%
19101,351+11.8%
YearPop.±%
19211,269−6.1%
19301,311+3.3%
19501,089−16.9%
19611,101+1.1%
19701,068−3.0%
YearPop.±%
19801,006−5.8%
1991875−13.0%
2001916+4.7%
20111,578+72.3%
20212,167+37.3%
Source: Censuses[3][4]

Sights

Škvorec Castle, also known as Savoia Castle, is the main landmark of Škvorec. Today it is privately owned and used as a hotel and restaurant.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2023". Czech Statistical Office. 23 May 2023.
  2. ↑ "Škvorec". cestyapamatky.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 4 May 2022.
  3. ↑ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Praha-východ" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 21 December 2015. pp. 11–12.
  4. ↑ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 27 March 2021.
  5. ↑ "Welcome to Savoia Castle". Savoia Castle. Retrieved 4 May 2022.
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