| Písek Piosek |
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| Country | Czech Republic | ||
| Region | Moravian-Silesian | ||
| District | Frýdek-Místek | ||
| First mentioned | 1466 | ||
| Government | |||
| - Mayor | Oldřich Rathouský | ||
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| Elevation | m ( ft) | ||
| Population (2006) | |||
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| Postal code | 739 84 | ||
| Website: http://www.pisek-obec.cz/ | |||
Písek? (Polish:
Piosek ) (literally "sand") is a village in Frýdek-Místek District, Moravian-Silesian
Region of the Czech Republic. It has 1,783 inhabitants (2001 Census). 21% of the
population are the Poles.[1] It lies in Silesian Beskids.
Olza River flows through the village.
Piosek was established most probably in the 14th century. Historians presume that on the basis of establishment date of nearby Bukowiec (1353). Oldest document mentioning the village is from 1466. In the 14th and 15th centuries villagers lived mainly off simple farming, pastures and forest work. As a result of Thirty Years' War number of farms, farmers, millers etc. dropped. After the establishment of Třinec Iron and Steel Works in 1839 many inhabitants of the village went there to work as a workers.
After the division of Cieszyn Silesia in 1920, the village became part of Czechoslovakia as Písek. Following the Munich Agreement, in October 1938, Písek and the whole Zaolzie region was annexed by Poland. The village was then annexed by Nazi Germany at the beginning of World War II. After the war it was restored to Czechoslovakia.
Important road connecting Polish village of Istebna with Jablunkov (Jabłonków), goes through the village. Majority of population are believers, from whom the majority are Roman Catholics. There is a Catholic church in the village. Lutheran church of SCEAV is currently under construction.
 Municipal office building |
 Fire station |
 Old wooden house (drzewiónka) |
Footnotes
References
- Cicha, Irena; Kazimierz Jaworski, Bronisław Ondraszek, Barbara Stalmach and Jan Stalmach (2000). Olza od pramene po ujście. Český Těšín: Region Silesia. ISBN 80-238-6081-X.
External link
- (Czech) Official website
| Towns and villages in Zaolzie with significant Polish population* | ||
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Albrechtice (Olbrachcice) | Bocanovice (Boconowice) | Bukovec (Bukowiec) | Bystřice (Bystrzyca) | Český Těšín (Czeski Cieszyn) | Chotěbuz (Kocobędz) | Dolní Lomná (Łomna Dolna) | Hnojník (Gnojnik) | Horní Lomná (Łomna Górna) | Horní Suchá (Sucha Górna) | Hrádek (Gródek) | Jablunkov (Jabłonków) | Karviná (Karwina)** | Komorní Lhotka (Ligotka Kameralna) | Košařiska (Koszarzyska) | Milíkov (Milików) | Mosty u Jablunkova (Mosty koło Jabłonkowa) | Návsí (Nawsie) | Nýdek (Nydek) | Písečná (Pioseczna) | Písek (Piosek) | Petrovice u Karviné (Piotrowice koło Karwiny) | Řeka (Rzeka) | Ropice (Ropica) | Smilovice (Śmiłowice) | Stonava (Stonawa) | Střítež (Trzycież) | Těrlicko (Cierlicko) | Třanovice (Trzanowice) | Třinec (Trzyniec) | Vělopolí (Wielopole) | Vendryně (Wędrynia) * More than 10% of total population; 2001 census data. **Karviná fell under 10% in the 2001 census. |
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