Škvorec
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2024}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Škvorec
| other_name =
| settlement_type = Market town
| image_skyline = Kříž ve Škvorci na Masarykově náměstí (Q94438774).jpg
| image_caption = Main square
| image_flag = Flag_of_Škvorec.svg
| image_shield = Skvorec_znak.jpg
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{CZE}}
| subdivision_type1 = Region
| subdivision_name1 = Central Bohemian
| subdivision_type2 = District
| subdivision_name2 = Prague-East
| image_map =
| map_caption =
| pushpin_map = Czech Republic
| pushpin_relief = 1
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in the Czech Republic
| coordinates = {{coord|50|2|49|N|14|43|50|E|display=inline,title}}
| coordinates_footnotes =
| leader_title =
| leader_name =
| established_title = First mentioned
| established_date = 1279
| area_footnotes =
| area_total_km2 = 12.76
| elevation_footnotes =
| elevation_m = 305
| population_as_of = 2025-01-01
| population_footnotes = {{cite web|title=Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2025|url=https://csu.gov.cz/produkty/population-of-municipalities-t4l3n8d2iw|publisher=Czech Statistical Office|date=2025-05-16}}
| population_total = 2259
| population_density_km2 = auto
| timezone1 = CET
| utc_offset1 = +1
| timezone1_DST = CEST
| utc_offset1_DST = +2
| postal_code_type = Postal code
| postal_code = 250 83
| area_code_type =
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| website = {{URL|https://www.obecskvorec.cz/}}
| footnotes =
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Škvorec is a market town in Prague-East District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 2,300 inhabitants.
Administrative division
Škvorec consists of two municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census):{{cite web |title=Public Census 2021 – basic data|url=https://vdb.czso.cz/vdbvo2/faces/en/index.jsf?page=vystup-objekt-parametry&z=T&f=TABULKA&sp=A&skupId=4690&katalog=33475&pvo=SLD21043-CO|work=Public Database|publisher=Czech Statistical Office|language=cs|date=2022}}
- Škvorec (1,858)
- Třebohostice (309)
Etymology
The name was probably derived from the surname Škvor or Škvorec. The word škvor means 'earwig' in Czech, but the surname could be also derived from škorec, meaning 'starling' in old Czech.{{cite book |last=Profous|first=Antonín|title=Místní jména v Čechách IV: S–Ž|url=https://mjc.ujc.cas.cz/search.php|pages=286–287|year=1957|language=cs}}
Geography
Škvorec is located about {{convert|15|km|0}} east of Prague. It lies on the border between the Prague Plateau and Benešov Uplands. The highest point is the hill Na Plachtě at {{convert|391|m|ft|abbr=on}} above sea level.
History
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 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.{{cite web |title=Škvorec|url=https://www.cestyapamatky.cz/kolinsko/skvorec|website=cestyapamatky.cz|language=cs|access-date=2022-05-04}}
Demographics
{{historical populations
|align=none|cols=3
|1869|1219
|1880|1270
|1890|1256
|1900|1208
|1910|1351
|1921|1269
|1930|1311
|1950|1089
|1961|1101
|1970|1068
|1980|1006
|1991|875
|2001|916
|2011|1578
|2021|2167
|source=Censuses{{cite web |title=Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011|url=https://csu.gov.cz/produkty/historicky-lexikon-obci-1869-az-2015|publisher=Czech Statistical Office|language=cs|date=2015-12-21}}{{cite web |title=Population Census 2021: Population by sex|url=https://vdb.czso.cz/vdbvo2/faces/en/index.jsf?page=vystup-objekt-parametry&z=T&f=TABULKA&sp=A&skupId=4429&katalog=33515&pvo=SLD21001-OB-OK|work=Public Database|publisher=Czech Statistical Office|date=2021-03-27}}}}
Transport
There are no railways or major roads passing through the municipality.
Sights
File:Škvorec starý zámek 2.jpg
The main landmark of Škvorec is the Škvorec Castle, also known as Savoia Castle. Today it is privately owned and used as a hotel and restaurant.{{cite web |title=Welcome to Savoia Castle|url=https://www.savoia.cz/en/|publisher=Savoia Castle|access-date=2022-05-04}}
The Church of Saint Anne is a valuable late Baroque building. It was built in 1759–1767 on the site of an older demolished church.{{cite web |title=Kostel sv. Anny|url=https://pamatkovykatalog.cz/kostel-sv-anny-16391632|publisher=National Heritage Institute|language=cs|access-date=2024-07-04}}
References
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External links
{{commons category|Škvorec}}
- {{official|https://www.obecskvorec.cz/}}
{{Prague-East District}}
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