Skorošice

Skorošice (German: Gurschdorf) is a municipality and village in Jeseník District in the Olomouc Region of the Czech Republic.

Skorošice consists of two municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census):[2] Skorošice is located about 13 kilometres (8 mi) northwest of Jeseník and 80 km (50 mi) north of Olomouc, on the border with Poland.

The highest point is on the slope of the Smrk mountain at 1,110 m (3,640 ft) above sea level.

[3] During World War II, the German occupiers operated the E168 and E790 forced labour subcamps of the Stalag VIII-B/344 prisoner-of-war camp in the village.

In the front of the church is a valuable Rococo statue of the Virgin Mary Immaculate.