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Písek

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Písek (; ) is a town in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 31,000 inhabitants. The town is located on the Otava River and is known for the oldest bridge in the country. The historic town centre is well preserved and is protected as an urban monument zone.

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Písek is a town in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic with approximately 31,000 residents, situated along the Otava River. It is notable for having the country's oldest bridge and maintaining a well-preserved historic town centre that is officially protected as an urban monument zone.

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Key facts

Settlement.name
Písek
Settlement.settlement_type
Town
Settlement.image_skyline
Písek, centrum, z lávky na ostrov.jpg
Settlement.image_caption
Church of the Nativity of the Virgin Mary, town walls and the Otava
Settlement.image_flag
Flag of Pisek.svg
Settlement.image_shield
Písek_CoA.svg
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1
Region
Settlement.subdivision_name1
South Bohemian
Settlement.subdivision_type2
District
Settlement.subdivision_name2
Písek
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Czech Republic
Settlement.pushpin_relief
1
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
Location in the Czech Republic
Settlement.leader_title
Mayor
Settlement.leader_name
Michal Čapek
Settlement.established_title
Founded
Settlement.established_date
1254

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Official website

Město Písek: Titulní stránka

mesto-pisek.cz

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Wikidata facts

Official name
Písek
Population
29706
Area
63.230237
Elevation
378
Body of water
Otava
Capital of
Písek District
Shares border with
Záhoří
Headquarters
Písek
Official website
www.mesto-pisek.cz
Image
View to Písek from Otava River (1).JPG
Licence plate code
C
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twinned administrative body
Q673741
Commons category
Písek
postal code
397 01
Commons gallery
Písek
category for people who died here
Category:Deaths in Písek
category of associated people
Category:People from Písek
topic's main category
Category:Písek
category for people born here
Category:Births in Písek
time of earliest written record
1243-01-17
email address
mailto:[email protected]
P6482
Písek
historical region
Bohemia
native label
Písek
different from
Písek
number of houses
3808
mean age
43.6
phone number
+420-382-330-111
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Encyclopedic overview

17 sections
Contents
  • Administrative division
  • Etymology
  • Geography
  • Climate
  • History
  • Demographics
  • Economy
  • Transport
  • Education
  • Culture
  • Sights
  • Sacral buildings
  • Castle and town walls
  • Notable people
  • Twin towns – sister cities
  • References
  • External links

Písek (; ) is a town in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 31,000 inhabitants. The town is located on the Otava River and is known for the oldest bridge in the country. The historic town centre is well preserved and is protected as an urban monument zone.

Písek is a centre of education with a number of important schools. Up to the last decades of 19th century, Písek was the centre of the large autonomous Prácheňsko region.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Písek” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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