Skotniki, Piotrków County

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| subdivision_name1 = Łódź

| subdivision_type2 = County

| subdivision_name2 = Piotrków

| subdivision_type3 = Gmina

| subdivision_name3 = Aleksandrów

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Skotniki {{IPAc-pl|s|k|o|t|'|n|i|k|i}} is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Aleksandrów, within Piotrków County, Łódź Voivodeship, in central Poland. It lies approximately {{convert|9|km|mi|0}} south-west of Aleksandrów, {{convert|29|km|mi|0|abbr=on}} south-east of Piotrków Trybunalski, and {{convert|73|km|mi|0|abbr=on}} south-east of the regional capital Łódź.{{cite web |url=http://www.stat.gov.pl/broker/access/prefile/listPreFiles.jspa |title=Central Statistical Office (GUS) – TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal) |date=2008-06-01 |language=Polish}}

Skotniki lies on the Pilica River. It contains a church from the year 1528 and a manor house (16th century) with a park from the turn of the 16th and 17th centuries. Skotniki is a famous summer resort. The village is on the "Szlak wodny Pilicy" - a kayak route on the Pilica River. In the area are Diabla Góra Nature Reserve ({{langx|pl|Rezerwat przyrody Diabla Góra}}) and a landscape park called Sulejów Landscape Park (Sulejowski Park Krajobrazowy).

File:Skotniki park.JPG|Fragment of linden avenue in the park from 16th and 17th centuries in Skotniki

Image:Diabla gora.JPG|Skotniki's countryside: Diabla Góra Nature Reserve and Sulejów Landscape Park area