| Osek | |
| Settlement Type: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Name1: | South Bohemian |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Písek |
| Pushpin Map: | Czech Republic |
| Pushpin Relief: | 1 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in the Czech Republic |
| Coordinates: | 49.4433°N 14.3°W |
| Established Title: | First mentioned |
| Established Date: | 1469 |
| Area Total Km2: | 5.29 |
| Elevation M: | 451 |
| Population As Of: | 2024-01-01 |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Population Total: | 137 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone1: | CET |
| Utc Offset1: | +1 |
| Timezone1 Dst: | CEST |
| Utc Offset1 Dst: | +2 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 399 01 |
Osek (German: Wosek) is a municipality and village in Písek District in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 100 inhabitants.
Osek lies approximately 20km (10miles) north-east of Písek, 54km (34miles) north of České Budějovice, and 72km (45miles) south of Prague.
Osek is a common Czech toponymy. The word Czech: osek denotes a cut trunk, but it also could mean a cut forest.[2]