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Moravský Písek | |
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 Church of Saint Anne | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  Moravský Písek Location in the Czech Republic | |
| Coordinates: 48°59′25″N 17°19′58″E / 48.99028°N 17.33278°E | |
| Country |  Czech Republic |
| Region | South Moravian |
| District | Hodonín |
| First mentioned | 1300 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 14.89 km2 (5.75 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 177 m (581 ft) |
| Population (2023-01-01)[1] | |
| • Total | 2,064 |
| • Density | 140/km2 (360/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 696 85 |
| Website | www |
Moravský Písek is a municipality and village in Hodonín District in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 2,100 inhabitants.
Geography[edit]
Moravský Písek is located about 21 kilometres (13 mi) northeast of Hodonín and 56 km (35 mi) southeast of Brno. It lies mostly in a flat landscape of the Lower Morava Valley. A small part of the municipal territory in the north extends into the Kyjov Hills and includes the highest point of Moravský Písek at 265 m (869 ft) above sea level.
History[edit]
The first written mention of Moravský Písek is from 1300.[2]
Demographics[edit]
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Transport[edit]
The I/54 road (the section from Kyjov to the Czech-Slovak border in Strání) passes through the municipality.
Moravský Písek is located on the railway line Brno–Olomouc.[5]
Sights[edit]
The only protected cultural monuments in the municipality are a Baroque stone cross dating from 1762 and a Baroque statue of St. John of Nepomuk from 1746.[6]
The main landmark of Moravský Písek is the Church of Saint Anne. It was built in 1909–1910.[7]
References[edit]
- ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2023". Czech Statistical Office. 2023-05-23.
- ^ "Z historie obce" (in Czech). Obec Moravský Písek. Retrieved 2024-04-02.
- ^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Hodonín" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 3–4.
- ^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
- ^ "Detail stanice Moravský Písek" (in Czech). České dráhy. Retrieved 2024-04-02.
- ^ "Výsledky vyhledávání: Kulturní památky, obec Moravský Písek". Ústřední seznam kulturních památek (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-04-02.
- ^ "Kostel sv. Anny". czecot.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 2024-04-02.
External links[edit]
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