Stříbrná Skalice

Stříbrná Skalice
Basic data
State :	Czech Republic
Region :	Středočeský kraj
District :	Praha-východ
Area :	2443 ha
Geographic location :	49 ° 54 '  N , 14 ° 51'  E Coordinates: 49 ° 53 '51 "  N , 14 ° 50' 46"  E
Height:	337  m nm
Residents :	1,387 (Jan 1, 2019)
Postal code :	281 63 to 281 67
License plate :	S.
traffic
Street:	108, 335
Railway connection:	Kolín – Čerčany
structure
Status:	local community
Districts:	4th
administration
Mayor :	Jiří Procházka (as of 2016)
Address:	Sázavská 323 281 67 Stříbrná Skalice
Municipality number:	533718
Website :	www.stribrnaskalice.cz
Location of Stříbrná Skalice in the Praha-východ district

town hall

Stříbrná Skalice (German Silber Skalitz ) is a municipality in the Czech Republic. It is located 19 kilometers southeast of Říčany , five kilometers west of Sázava and belongs to the Okres Praha-východ .

geography

Stříbrná Skalice is located on the north bank of the Sázava (German: Sasau or Sazawa ).

Neighboring towns include Chocerady in the south and Sázava in the east.

history

Stříbrná Skalice was first mentioned in writing in 1361. A Romanesque St. James' Church was built in the 12th century in the district of Rovné (Rovná) by monks from the Sázava monastery. The development of Stříbrná Skalice was influenced by the nearby silver mining. The town's castle was destroyed in 1403 by an army of Sigismund ; the lord of the castle Radzig Kobyla had to flee. The baroque church of St. John of Nepomuk was built in 1730 on and from the remains of this castle, of which only sparse remains have survived today. From the end of February to May 8, 1945 , around 30 refugees from Goschütz (later Goszcz ) lived in the school on the village square.

Community structure

The municipality Stříbrná Skalice consists of the districts Hradec, Hradové Střimelice, Kostelní Střimelice and Stříbrná Skalice.

Infrastructure

The Stříbrná Skalice station named after the place is located outside the municipality, in Chocerady , on the southern Sázava side on the Kolín – Čerčany railway line .

Attractions

• Village square with town hall and school
• Library
• Catholic Church

Trivia

Stříbrná Skalice is a central location and hometown of the protagonist in the video game Kingdom Come: Deliverance .

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Český statistický úřad - The population of the Czech municipalities as of January 1, 2019 (PDF; 7.4 MiB)
2. ^ History of the Church of St. James Website of the Church of St. James in Rovna. Retrieved June 14, 2019.
3. ^ History of Stříbrná Skalice Website of Stříbrná Skalice. Retrieved June 14, 2019.