| Skřipel | |
| Settlement Type: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Central Bohemian |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Beroun |
| Pushpin Map: | Czech Republic |
| Pushpin Relief: | 1 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in the Czech Republic |
| Coordinates: | 49.8419°N 14.0669°W |
| Established Title: | First mentioned |
| Established Date: | 1088 |
| Area Total Km2: | 3.05 |
| Elevation M: | 350 |
| Population As Of: | 2024-01-01 |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Population Total: | 139 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone1: | CET |
| Utc Offset1: | +1 |
| Timezone1 Dst: | CEST |
| Utc Offset1 Dst: | +2 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 267 24 |
Skřipel is a municipality and village in Beroun District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 100 inhabitants.
The name is derived from the personal name Skříp.[2]
Skřipel is located about 13km (08miles) south of Beroun and 33km (21miles) southwest of Prague. It lies in an agricultural landscape in the Hořovice Uplands. The highest point is at 389m (1,276feet) above sea level. The brook Chlumecký potok flows through the municipality and supplies several small fishponds.
The village allegedly existed in 999, when it was a property of the newly established Ostrov Monastery in Davle.[3] The first trustworthy written mention of Skřipel is from 1232.[2] The village was divided into two parts, one owned by the monastery and one by various noblemen. In 1504, the Wratislaw of Mitrovice family bought both parts of Skřipel. This noble family owned the village until 1677. In 1639, during the Thirty Years' War, the village was badly damaged. From 1677, Skřipel belonged to the Osov estate.[3]
The railway line Lochovice–Zadní Třebaň runs through the southern part of the municipality, but there is no train station.
The main landmark of Skřipel is the Church of Saints Simon and Jude. It was built in the late Baroque style in 1768–1794, on the site of an older church.[4]
In the eastern part of the municipal territory is located the Church of the Nativity of Saint John the Baptist. It was built in the Baroque style in the first half of the 18th century.[5]
The entire municipality lies in a landscape monument zone called Osovsko. It is a regular agricultural landscape around Osov with a net of paths lined with avenues. It was established in two phases after the Thirty Years' War and after 1805.[6]