Písek Piosek | |
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 Primary school and kindergarten | |
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  Písek Location in the Czech Republic | |
| Coordinates:49°33′33″N18°48′8″E / 49.55917°N 18.80222°E /49.55917; 18.80222 | |
| Country |  Czech Republic |
| Region | Moravian-Silesian |
| District | Frýdek-Místek |
| First mentioned | 1466 |
| Area | |
• Total | 15.46 km2 (5.97 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 420 m (1,380 ft) |
| Population (2025-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 1,884 |
| • Density | 121.9/km2 (315.6/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 739 84 |
| Website | www |
Písek (Polish:Piosekⓘ,German:Piosek) is a municipality and village inFrýdek-Místek District in theMoravian-Silesian Region of theCzech Republic. It has about 1,900 inhabitants. The municipality has a significantPolish minority.
The name of the municipality is of topographic origins and literally means "sand". Historically it has been scribed asPiesek (1523),Pisek (1577, 1621),Pyßek/Pioßek (1643),Piasek (1652) and so on.[2]
Písek is located about 34 kilometres (21 mi) southeast ofFrýdek-Místek and 45 km (28 mi) southeast ofOstrava. It lies in the historical region ofCieszyn Silesia, a small part of the municipality borders withPoland. TheOlza River flows through the municipality.
The municipal territory is located on the border between two mountain ranges. The northern part lies in theSilesian Beskids, the southern part lies in theJablunkov Intermontane. The highest point is the mountain Kyčera/Kiczory on the Czech-Polish border at 989 m (3,245 ft) above sea level.
Písek was established most probably in the 14th century. Historians presume that on the basis of establishment date of nearbyBukowiec (1353). The first written mention of Písek is in a document from 1466 where a localadvocatus was mentioned. Politically Písek belonged initially to theDuchy of Teschen.[3][4]
The villagers lived mainly off farming, pastoralism and forestry. In 1692, there was a mill. After the establishment ofTřinec Iron and Steel Works in 1839 many inhabitants of Písek went to work there and agriculture has become a side activity for most of them.[3]
AfterRevolutions of 1848 in the Austrian Empire a modernmunicipal division was introduced in the re-establishedAustrian Silesia. The village as a municipality was subscribed to thepolitical district ofTeschen and thelegal district ofJablunkau. According to the censuses conducted in 1880–1910 the population of the municipality grew from 884 in 1880 to 1,055 in 1910 with a majority being native Polish-speakers (dropping from 100% in 1880 to 97.5% in 1910) accompanied by German-speaking (at most 2.5% in 1910) and Czech-speaking people (at most 1.1% in 1910). In terms of religion in 1910 the majority wereRoman Catholics (59.5%), followed byProtestants (40.5%).[5]
AfterWorld War I,Polish–Czechoslovak War and the division ofCieszyn Silesia in 1920, it became a part ofCzechoslovakia. Following theMunich Agreement, in October 1938 together with theTrans-Olza region it was annexed byPoland, administratively adjoined toCieszyn County ofSilesian Voivodeship.[6] It was then annexed byNazi Germany at the beginning ofWorld War II. After the war it was restored toCzechoslovakia.
From 1980 to 1990, Písek was an administrative part ofJablunkov.[7]
Polish minority makes up 15.4% of the population.[8]
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There are no railways or major roads passing through the municipality.
Písek is poor in historical buildings. The Roman Catholic Church of Divine Mercy was built in 1995.[11] The second church in the municipality is aSCEAV Lutheran church, built in 2010–2011.[12]
