Písečná (Jeseník District)
Písečná | |
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  Písečná Location in the Czech Republic | |
| Coordinates: 50°16′23″N 17°15′14″E / 50.27306°N 17.25389°E | |
| Country |  Czech Republic |
| Region | Olomouc |
| District | Jeseník |
| First mentioned | 1373 |
| Area | |
• Total | 8.43 km2 (3.25 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 403 m (1,322 ft) |
| Population (2024-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 1,053 |
| • Density | 120/km2 (320/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 790 82 |
| Website | www |
Písečná (Czech: [ˈpiːsɛtʃnaː] ; until 1948 Sandhýbl; German: Sandhübel) is a municipality and village in Jeseník District in the Olomouc Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,100 inhabitants.
Administrative parts
[edit]The village of Studený Zejf and the hamlet of Chebzí are administrative parts of Písečná.
Geography
[edit]Písečná is located 6 kilometres (4 mi) northeast of Jeseník and 74 km (46 mi) north of Olomouc. It lies mostly in the Zlatohorská Highlands, but a small part of the municipal territory extends into the Golden Mountains. The highest point is at 729 m (2,392 ft) above sea level. The built-up area is situated in the valley of the Bělá River. The municipality is partially located in the Jeseníky Protected Landscape Area.
History
[edit]A large village called Waltersdorf was located somewhere in the area of the today's municipality. It was first mentioned in 1284 and extinct before 1420. Today's Písečná is rather associated with another village or part of the village called Wüstekirche, which was first mentioned in 1373 and abandoned after 1443. A hundred years later, the area was resettled again and named Sandhübel.[2]
In the 16th century, the settlement was part of the Duchy of Nysa under Bohemian suzerainty. After the duchy's dissolution in 1850, it was incorporated directly into Bohemia. Following World War I, from 1918, it formed part of Czechoslovakia.
During World War II, the German occupiers operated three forced labour subcamps of the Stalag VIII-B/344 prisoner-of-war camp in the village. The Allied POWs worked at the local brickworks, paper mill and quarry.[3]
In 1948, the municipality was renamed from Sandhýbl to its current name.[4]
Demographics
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Transport
[edit]The I/44 road (the section from Jeseník to the Czech-Polish border in Mikulovice) passes through the municipality.
Písečná is located on the Krnov–Jeseník railway line.[7]
Sights
[edit]The main landmark of Písečná is the Church of Saint John the Baptist. A chapel, probably built in the 14th century, was rebuilt into the current Baroque church in 1753.[8][9]
References
[edit]- ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
- ^ "Historie a současnost" (in Czech). Obec Písečná. Retrieved 2022-01-24.
- ^ "Working Parties". lamsdorf.com. Archived from the original on 2020-10-29. Retrieved 2021-11-12.
- ^ "Vyhláška č. 22/1949 Sb". Zákony pro lidi (in Czech). Retrieved 2024-01-24.
- ^ "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 Písečná" (in Czech). České dráhy. Retrieved 2024-01-24.
- ^ "Národní svatováclavská pouť ve Staré Boleslavi" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2023-05-26.
- ^ "Kostel Stětí sv. Jana Křtitele" (in Czech). Obec Písečná. Retrieved 2023-05-26.
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