Skočice
Skočice is a village and municipality (obec) in Strakonice District in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic.
Skočice | |
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Municipality | |
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 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  Skočice | |
| Coordinates: 49°10′42″N 14°5′57″E | |
| Country |  Czech Republic |
| Region | South Bohemian |
| District | Strakonice |
| Area | |
| • Total | 9.81 km2 (3.79 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 462 m (1,516 ft) |
| Population (2006) | |
| • Total | 200 |
| • Density | 20/km2 (53/sq mi) |
| Postal code | 387 75 to 389 01 |
The municipality covers an area of 9.81 square kilometres (3.79 sq mi), and has a population of 200 (as at 3 July 2006).
Skočice lies approximately 18 kilometres (11 mi) south-east of Strakonice, 36 km (22 mi) north-west of České Budějovice, and 104 km (65 mi) south of Prague.
The church of Visiting of Virgin Mary
Historic monuments
- The Church of Visiting of Virgin Mary is an early baroque building consecrated in 1678 by noble donors Polyxena Ludmila and her husband Ignac Karel of Sternberg; a pilgrimage site known by its miracle picture of Virgin Mary (a copy of Cranach's Icon of Maria Hilf of Passau), surrounded by a cemetery. There is a pilgrim's route from Vodňany of about seven kilometres.
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