Písečná (Frýdek-Místek District)

Písečná

Pioseczna
Písečná Pioseczna
Municipality
	Landscape in Písečná
	Flag Coat of arms
	Písečná Location in the Czech Republic
	Coordinates: 49°34′29″N 18°47′15″E / 49.57472°N 18.78750°E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Moravian-Silesian
District	Frýdek-Místek
First mentioned	1446
Area
• Total	2.36 km2 (0.91 sq mi)
Elevation	493 m (1,617 ft)
Population (2023-01-01)
• Total	1,065
• Density	450/km2 (1,200/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	739 91
Website	www.obecpisecna.cz

Písečná (Czech: [ˈpiːsɛtʃnaː] ^ⓘ; Polish: Pioseczna [pjɔˈsɛt͡ʂna] ^ⓘ) is a municipality and village in Frýdek-Místek District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,100 inhabitants. The municipality has a significant Polish minority.

Geography[edit]

Písečná is located about 33 kilometres (21 mi) east of Frýdek-Místek and 43 km (27 mi) southeast of Ostrava. It lies in the historical region of Cieszyn Silesia. The western part of the municipality lies in the Jablukov Furrow, the eastern part lies in the Silesian Beskids mountain range. The highest point is at 675 m (2,215 ft) above sea level.

History[edit]

The first written mention of Písečná is from 1446. Until 2000, it was an administrative part of Jablunkov.^[2]

Demographics[edit]

Polish minority makes up 16.3% of the population.^[3]

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1869	367	—
1880	383	+4.4%
1890	446	+16.4%
1900	453	+1.6%
1910	523	+15.5%

Year	Pop.	±%
1921	490	−6.3%
1930	593	+21.0%
1950	608	+2.5%
1961	820	+34.9%
1970	741	−9.6%

Year	Pop.	±%
1980	806	+8.8%
1991	991	+23.0%
2001	804	−18.9%
2011	899	+11.8%
2021	982	+9.2%

Source: Censuses^[4]^[5]

Sights[edit]

There are no cultural monuments in the municipality.^[6]

References[edit]

^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2023". Czech Statistical Office. 2023-05-23.
^ "Současnost" (in Czech). Obec Písečná. Retrieved 2022-03-03.
^ "Population Census 2021: Population by selected ethnicity". Public database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Frýdek-Místek" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 5–6.
^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
^ "Výsledky vyhledávání: Kulturní památky, obec Písečná". Ústřední seznam kulturních památek (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2023-07-04.

External links[edit]

Official website

[1] "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2023". Czech Statistical Office. 2023-05-23.

[2] "Současnost" (in Czech). Obec Písečná. Retrieved 2022-03-03.

[3] "Population Census 2021: Population by selected ethnicity". Public database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.

[4] "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Frýdek-Místek" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 5–6.

[5] "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.

[6] "Výsledky vyhledávání: Kulturní památky, obec Písečná". Ústřední seznam kulturních památek (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2023-07-04.

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