Moravský Písek

Moravský Písek
Municipality
Church of Saint Anne
Flag Coat of arms
Moravský Písek Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 48°59′25″N 17°19′58″E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	South Moravian
District	Hodonín
First mentioned	1300
Area
• Total	14.89 km2 (5.75 sq mi)
Elevation	177 m (581 ft)
Population  (2024-01-01)
• Total	2,056
• Density	140/km2 (360/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	696 85
Website	www.moravskypisek.cz

Moravský Písek is a municipality and village in Hodonín District in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 2,100 inhabitants.

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

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1869 1,188 —     1880 1,422 +19.7% 1890 1,490 +4.8% 1900 1,759 +18.1% 1910 1,924 +9.4%	Year Pop. ±% 1921 2,061 +7.1% 1930 2,059 −0.1% 1950 2,132 +3.5% 1961 2,374 +11.4% 1970 2,274 −4.2%	Year Pop. ±% 1980 2,238 −1.6% 1991 2,143 −4.2% 2001 2,148 +0.2% 2011 2,090 −2.7% 2021 1,953 −6.6%
Source: Censuses

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.

External links

• Official website