Skuteč

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Field	Value
name	Skuteč
settlement_type	Town
image_skyline	Skuteč, CZ121104-097.jpg
image_caption	Town hall on Palackého Square
image_flag	Skuteč_flag_CZ.svg
image_shield	Skuteč_CoA_CZ.svg
subdivision_type	Country
subdivision_name
subdivision_type1	Region
subdivision_name1	Pardubice
subdivision_type2	District
subdivision_name2	Chrudim
pushpin_map	Czech Republic
pushpin_relief	1
pushpin_map_caption	Location in the Czech Republic
coordinates
leader_title	Mayor
leader_name	Jaroslav Hetfleiš
established_title	First mentioned
established_date	1282
area_total_km2	35.40
elevation_m	410
population_as_of	2025-01-01
population_footnotes
population_total	5020
population_density_km2	auto
timezone1	CET
utc_offset1	+1
timezone1_DST	CEST
utc_offset1_DST	+2
postal_code_type	Postal code
postal_code	539 73
website
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Administrative division

Skuteč consists of 13 municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census):

Skuteč (3,732)
Borek (2)
Hněvětice (62)
Lažany (110)
Lešany (41)
Lhota u Skutče (62)
Nová Ves (12)
Radčice (226)
Skutíčko (152)
Štěpánov (176)
Zbožnov (107)
Žďárec u Skutče (306)
Zhoř (48)

Lešany forms an exclave of the municipal territory.

Geography

Skuteč is located about 18 km southeast of Chrudim and 26 km southeast of Pardubice. It lies mostly the undulating and hilly landscape of the Iron Mountains, the northern part of the municipal territory extends into the Svitavy Uplands. A part of the Anenské Valley Nature Reserve around the brook Anenský potok is located in the territory.

History

The first written mention of Skuteč is from 1289. The settlement was located on a side trade route. Skuteč was promoted to a town probably in the first half of the 14th century. It was one of the larger towns in the region. Its development was slowed down by the Thirty Years' War. In 1862 and 1867, the town was severely damaged by large fires.

Demographics

|align=none|cols=3 |1869|5362 |1880|5592 |1890|5834 |1900|6605 |1910|6981 |1921|6539 |1930|6658 |1950|5013 |1961|5270 |1970|5220 |1980|5387 |1991|5206 |2001|5344 |2011|5183 |2021|5036 |source=Censuses}}

Economy

Skuteč is significantly associated with shoemaking, represented by the company Botas, and for granite mining. While mining is still active, shoe production in Skuteč ended in 2022, and it is being considered to move the brand's production elsewhere.

Transport

Skuteč is located on the railway line Pardubice–Svitavy.

Education

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The town has two primary schools and Vítězslav Novák Art School. Since 2000, there is the Gymnasium of the Sovereign Maltese Knights Order.

Culture

Since 2003, the town hosts Tomášek's and Novák's Musical Skuteč, an annual festival of classical music and choir singing.

Sights

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The most notable buildings are the churches. The main landmark of the town centre is the Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary. It was originally built in the late Gothic style, then it was rebuilt in the Renaissance style and modified in the Baroque style. However, many late Gothic elements have been preserved.

The Church of the Corpus Christi was built in the Gothic style in 1391–1392. It was reconstructed in 1812. In 1865–1866, after it was damaged by the 1862 fire, it was reconstructed again and its Gothic appearance was restored.

The Church of Saint Wenceslaus is a rural church located in Lažany. It dates from the third quarter of the 14th century. The originally Gothic building was reconstructed and modified several times in the 16th–18th centuries.

The Church of Saint Matthias is located in Štěpánov. It was founded in 1349. It is also a rural church with a complicated construction history. Its present form is mainly a result of the Renaissance and late Baroque reconstructions.

The birthplace of the most famous native, composer Václav Tomášek, is a folk architecture house from the 18th century with a small exhibition of his life and work.

Notable people

Václav Tomášek (1774–1850), composer and music teacher
Vítězslav Novák (1870–1949), composer; lived and died here
Jaromír Funke (1896–1945), photographer
Jiří Zástěra (1913–1983), football player and manager
Karel Bartošek (1930–2004), Czech-French historian
Jan Tesař (born 1933), historian
Tomáš Malínský (born 1991), footballer

References

(2025-05-16). "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2025". [[Czech Statistical Office]].
(2022). "Public Census 2021 – basic data". [[Czech Statistical Office]].
"Historie města Skuteč". Město Skuteč.
(2015-12-21). "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011". [[Czech Statistical Office]].
(2021-03-27). "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". [[Czech Statistical Office]].
(2023-01-04). "V Česku končí výroba legendárních botasek. Utnuly ji drahé energie". Seznam Zprávy.
"Detail stanice Skuteč". [[České dráhy]].
"Informace o festivalu". Festival Tomáškova a Novákova hudební Skuteč.
"Kostel Nanebevzetí P. Marie". National Heritage Institute.
"Kostel Božího těla". National Heritage Institute.
"Kostel sv. Václava". National Heritage Institute.
"Kostel sv. Matouše". National Heritage Institute.
"Památky". Město Skuteč.

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