Skorkov – Chapel, Water Tower and Landscape by Zbinožský Pond

Skorkov combines a religious site, a protected landscape feature and a remarkable example of industrial architecture. This profile is complemented by a cycling tour that connects Skorkov with other places and landscapes in the area around Humpolec.

Chapel and Water Tower as Distinctive Points of Reference

The Chapel of Our Lady of Sorrows is a religious site in Skorkov. It belongs to the Roman Catholic Parish of Herálec. This affiliation with the parish also places the chapel within a specific ecclesiastical context. The chapel complements Skorkov’s technical and landscape points of reference with a sacred site. For your stay, it offers a quiet cultural and religious point of reference without requiring any further use or a specific visitor offer.

A second focal point is the Skorkov water tower. It is considered a valuable example of early 20th-century industrial architecture. The Art Nouveau water tower was intended to supply Skorkov with drinking water from a natural spring. This original technical purpose connects the water supply with the region’s architectural history. In the first quarter of 2017, the Art Nouveau water tower was declared a cultural monument. Those interested in regional architectural history will therefore find a historically situated point of interest in Skorkov.

Zbinožský Pond and the Landscape by the Water

Zbinožský Pond is located in the cadastral territories of Skorkov u Herálce and Zbinohy and is legally protected as a significant landscape feature. Seventy-three bird species have been recorded at the pond, including 24 specially protected species. Zbinožský Pond thus combines statutory landscape protection with documented bird diversity and an independent species-protection aspect.

The Úsobský stream is also part of the local orientation. It passes under the D1 motorway and then flows along the edge of Skorkov. The course of the stream thus connects the D1 transport corridor with the settlement edge of Skorkov. The stream complements the pond with a linear watercourse between the transport route and the settlement edge. For understanding the surrounding area, this is an additional detail alongside the pond and the historic buildings.

Skorkov as a Stop on a Cycling Tour

Skorkov can be connected with the wider surroundings via the cycling tour “Humpolec: Mills, Chateax, Museums and the Wild West”. It leads to Úsobí via Skorkov and Zbinohy and continues to Větrný Jeníkov. From the bicycle saddle, this tour allows you to explore the history and nature of the area around Humpolec. In addition, the route offers an alternative course through wooded areas and through a tunnel under the D1 at Exit 104. The two route sections therefore emphasize different aspects: one the succession of several places, the other wooded areas and the tunnel at the D1.

Further Destination Pages for Your Search

If you would like to continue your search beyond Skorkov, you will find here the other destination pages from the same overview: Víska, Vlkanov, Bačkov, Kunemil, Služátky, Věž, Krucemburk and Kamenná Lhota.

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