Skorkov: Holiday Apartments and Holiday Homes

In Skorkov, religious and industrial buildings stand alongside a protected landscape feature; a named cycling tour also passes through the village.

Culture

Religious sites in Skorkov include the Chapel of Our Lady of Sorrows. It is assigned to the Roman Catholic Parish of Herálec.

The Art Nouveau water tower of Skorkov is considered a valuable example of early 20th-century industrial architecture. It was intended to supply Skorkov with drinking water from a natural spring and was declared a cultural monument in the first quarter of 2017.

Orlík, a ruin, is located in the vicinity of Skorkov. The wider region also contains Želivský Kláštor, a monastery, Roštejn [Doupě] castle outlook t., and the Janštejn ruin.

Nature and Landscape

The Zbinožský rybník pond is located in the cadastral territories of Skorkov u Herálce and Zbinohy and is legally protected as a significant landscape feature. 73 bird species have been documented at this body of water, including 24 specially protected species.

The Úsobský potok stream passes underneath the D1 motorway and then flows along the edge of Skorkov. Špičák, Vysoká, and Březina are mountains in the vicinity of Skorkov; Přední skála is a mountain in the wider region around Skorkov.

Cycling

The “Humpolec: Mills, Chateax, Museums and the Wild West” cycling tour leads to Úsobí via Skorkov and Zbinohy and continues to Větrný Jeníkov. It also offers an alternative route through wooded areas and through a tunnel under the D1 at exit 104. The tour is described as an opportunity to discover the history and nature of the area around Humpolec from the saddle of a bicycle.

Other Places

Other places at the same level: Rybníček, Krátká Ves, Loukov, Čachotín, Rozsochatec, Uhelná Příbram, Heřmanice, Kyjov

To the higher-level travel overview: Okres Havlíčkův Brod.