Písková Lhota (Nymburk District)

Písková Lhota
Písková Lhota
Municipality
	Main road
	Písková Lhota Location in the Czech Republic
	Coordinates: 50°7′53″N 15°3′57″E / 50.13139°N 15.06583°E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Central Bohemian
District	Nymburk
First mentioned	1553
Area
• Total	6.43 km2 (2.48 sq mi)
Elevation	188 m (617 ft)
Population (2023-01-01)
• Total	523
• Density	81/km2 (210/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	290 01
Website	piskova-lhota.cz

Písková Lhota is a municipality and village in Nymburk District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 500 inhabitants.

Geography[edit]

Písková Lhota is located about 6 kilometres (4 mi) south of Nymburk and 36 km (22 mi) east of Prague. It lies in a flat agricultural landscape in the Central Elbe Table. The Výrovka River flows along the western municipal border.

There is an artificial lake called Pískovna. It was created by flooding a sandstone and gravel quarry. Today it is used for recreational purposes.^[2]

History[edit]

The first written mention of Písková Lhota is from 1553.^[3]

Demographics[edit]

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1869	670	—
1880	673	+0.4%
1890	701	+4.2%
1900	660	−5.8%
1910	619	−6.2%

Year	Pop.	±%
1921	620	+0.2%
1930	624	+0.6%
1950	531	−14.9%
1961	493	−7.2%
1970	457	−7.3%

Year	Pop.	±%
1980	461	+0.9%
1991	406	−11.9%
2001	404	−0.5%
2011	423	+4.7%
2021	528	+24.8%

Source: Censuses^[4]^[5]

Transport[edit]

The D11 motorway (part of the European route E67) from Prague to Hradec Králové passes through the municipality.

Sights[edit]

There are no protected cultural monuments.^[6]

References[edit]

^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2023". Czech Statistical Office. 2023-05-23.
^ "Jezero Písková Lhota". Kamsevydat.cz (in Czech). 2016-07-07. Retrieved 2023-03-03.
^ "Historie obce" (in Czech). Obec Písková Lhota. Retrieved 2023-03-03.
^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Nymburk" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 7–8.
^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
^ "Výsledky vyhledávání: Kulturní památky, okres Nymburk". Ústřední seznam kulturních památek (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2023-03-03.

External links[edit]

Official website

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

[2] "Jezero Písková Lhota". Kamsevydat.cz (in Czech). 2016-07-07. Retrieved 2023-03-03.

[3] "Historie obce" (in Czech). Obec Písková Lhota. Retrieved 2023-03-03.

[4] "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Nymburk" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 7–8.

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

[6] "Výsledky vyhledávání: Kulturní památky, okres Nymburk". Ústřední seznam kulturních památek (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2023-03-03.

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