Písečná | |
Other Name: | Polish: Pioseczna |
Settlement Type: | Municipality |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | Moravian-Silesian |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Frýdek-Místek |
Pushpin Map: | Czech Republic |
Pushpin Relief: | 1 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in the Czech Republic |
Coordinates: | 49.5747°N 18.7875°W |
Established Title: | First mentioned |
Established Date: | 1446 |
Area Total Km2: | 2.36 |
Elevation M: | 493 |
Population As Of: | 2024-01-01 |
Population Footnotes: | [1] |
Population Total: | 1067 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone1: | CET |
Utc Offset1: | +1 |
Timezone1 Dst: | CEST |
Utc Offset1 Dst: | +2 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | 739 91 |
Písečná (pronounced as /cs/; Polish: Pioseczna pronounced as /pl/) 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.
Písečná is located about east of Frýdek-Místek and 43km (27miles) 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 675m (2,215feet) above sea level.
The first written mention of Písečná is from 1446. Until 2000, it was an administrative part of Jablunkov.[2]
Polish minority makes up 16.3% of the population.[3]
There are no cultural monuments in the municipality.[4]