Písek (Frýdek-Místek District)
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| Písek Piosek |
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| Country | Czech Republic | ||
| Region | Moravian-Silesian | ||
| District | Frýdek-Místek | ||
| First mentioned | 1466 | ||
| Government | |||
| - Mayor | Oldřich Rathouský | ||
| Area | |||
| - Total | 15.45 km² (6 sq mi) | ||
| Elevation | 420 m (1,378 ft) | ||
| Population (2006) | |||
| - Total | 1,779 | ||
| - Density | 115.1/km² (298.2/sq mi) | ||
| Postal code | 739 84 | ||
| Website: http://www.pisek-obec.cz/ | |||
Písek (Polish: Piosek ) (literally "sand") is a village in Frýdek-Místek District, Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has 1,783 inhabitants (2001 Census), 21% of the population are the Poles.[1] It lies in the Silesian Beskids mountain range, in the historical region of Cieszyn Silesia. Olza River flows through the village.
Piosek was established most probably in the 14th century. Historians presume that on the basis of establishment date of nearby Bukowiec (1353). Oldest document mentioning the village is from 1466. In the 14th and 15th centuries villagers lived mainly off simple farming, pastures and forest work. As a result of Thirty Years' War number of farms, farmers, millers etc. dropped. After the establishment of Třinec Iron and Steel Works in 1839 many inhabitants of the village went there to work as a workers.
After the division of Cieszyn Silesia in 1920, the village became part of Czechoslovakia as Písek. Following the Munich Agreement, in October 1938, Písek and the whole Zaolzie region was annexed by Poland. The village was then annexed by Nazi Germany at the beginning of World War II. After the war it was restored to Czechoslovakia.
Important road connecting Polish village of Istebna with Jablunkov (Jabłonków), goes through the village. Majority of population are believers, from whom the majority are Roman Catholics. There is a Catholic church in the village. Lutheran church of SCEAV is currently under construction.
 Municipal office building |
 Fire station |
 Old wooden house (drzewiónka) |
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[edit] References
- Cicha, Irena; Kazimierz Jaworski, Bronisław Ondraszek, Barbara Stalmach and Jan Stalmach (2000). Olza od pramene po ujście. Český Těšín: Region Silesia. ISBN 80-238-6081-X.
[edit] External links
- (Czech) Official website
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