Moravský Písek Explained

Moravský Písek
Settlement Type:Municipality
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:South Moravian
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Hodonín
Pushpin Map:Czech Republic
Pushpin Relief:1
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates:48.9903°N 17.3328°W
Established Title:First mentioned
Established Date:1300
Area Total Km2:14.89
Elevation M:177
Population As Of:2024-01-01
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:2056
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone1:CET
Utc Offset1:+1
Timezone1 Dst:CEST
Utc Offset1 Dst:+2
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:696 85

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

Moravský Písek is located about northeast of Hodonín and 56km (35miles) 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 265m (869feet) above sea level.

History

The first written mention of Moravský Písek is from 1300.[2]

Transport

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 BrnoOlomouc.[3]

Sights

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.[4]

The main landmark of Moravský Písek is the Church of Saint Anne. It was built in 1909–1910.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024. Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
  2. Web site: Z historie obce. Obec Moravský Písek. cs. 2024-04-02.
  3. Web site: Detail stanice Moravský Písek. České dráhy. cs. 2024-04-02.
  4. Web site: Výsledky vyhledávání: Kulturní památky, obec Moravský Písek. Ústřední seznam kulturních památek. National Heritage Institute. cs. 2024-07-03.
  5. Web site: Kostel sv. Anny. czecot.cz. cs. 2024-04-02.