Skalka () is a spa municipality and village in

Prostějov District Prostějov District () is a Okres, district in the Olomouc Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is the city of Prostějov. Administrative division Prostějov District is divided into two Districts of the Czech Republic#Municipalities with ext ...

in the

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of the

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. It has about 300 inhabitants. Skalka lies approximately south-east of

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, south of

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, and east of

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Skalka is known for a small spa. Alkaline-sulphuric mineral springs spring here, which are used for therapeutic baths.

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* Villages in Prostějov District Spa towns in the Czech Republic {{Olomouc-geo-stub