Moravský Písek
Geography
Moravský Písek is located about 21 kilometres (13 mi) northeast of Hodonín and 56 km (35 mi) 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 265 m (869 ft) above sea level.
History
The first written mention of Moravský Písek is from 1300.
Demographics
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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 Brno–Olomouc.
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.
The main landmark of Moravský Písek is the Church of Saint Anne. It was built in 1909–1910.
References
- ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
- ^ "Z historie obce" (in Czech). Obec Moravský Písek. Retrieved 2024-04-02.
- ^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
- ^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
- ^ "Detail stanice Moravský Písek" (in Czech). České dráhy. Retrieved 2024-04-02.
- ^ "Výsledky vyhledávání: Kulturní památky, obec Moravský Písek". Ústřední seznam kulturních památek (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-07-03.
- ^ "Kostel sv. Anny". czecot.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 2024-04-02.