Skřipel

Skřipel is a municipality and village in Beroun District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 100 inhabitants.

Etymology
The name is derived from the personal name Skříp.

Geography
Skřipel is located about 13 km south of Beroun and 33 km southwest of Prague. It lies in an agricultural landscape in the Hořovice Uplands. The highest point is at 389 m above sea level. The brook Chlumecký potok flows through the municipality and supplies several small fishponds.

History
The village allegedly existed in 999, when it was a property of the newly established Ostrov Monastery in Davle. The first trustworthy written mention of Skřipel is from 1232. 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.

Transport
The railway line Lochovice–Zadní Třebaň runs through the southern part of the municipality, but there is no train station.

Sights
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.

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.

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.