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Skorošice (German: Gurschdorf) is a municipality and village in Jeseník District in the Olomouc Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 700 inhabitants.
Skorošice | |
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Municipality | |
 Primary school and kindergarten | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  Skorošice Location in the Czech Republic | |
| Coordinates: 50°18′31″N 17°4′51″E | |
| Country |  Czech Republic |
| Region | Olomouc |
| District | Jeseník |
| First mentioned | 1290 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 46.47 km2 (17.94 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 404 m (1,325 ft) |
| Population (2022-01-01)[1] | |
| • Total | 688 |
| • Density | 15/km2 (38/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 790 65 |
| Website | www |
Skorošice lies approximately 12 kilometres (7 mi) north-west of Jeseník, 80 km (50 mi) north of Olomouc, and 191 km (119 mi) east of Prague.
Administrative parts
The village of Petrovice is an administrative part of Skorošice.
History
The first written mention of Skorošice is from 1290.[2]
During the World War II, the German occupiers operated the E168 and E790 forced labour subcamps of the Stalag VIII-B/344 prisoner-of-war camp in the village. Allied POWs of various nationalities including British and French were imprisoned there.[3]
References
- "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2022". Czech Statistical Office. 2022-04-29.
- "Historie obce" (in Czech). Obec Skorošice. Retrieved 2022-01-25.
- "Working Parties". Lamsdorf.com. Archived from the original on 29 October 2020. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
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