Pisek
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About
This beautiful South Bohemian town was up to its fatal damage in 1620 one of the biggest towns in Bohemia. It is considered to be of prehistorical origin (maybe 900 BC, when it was officially built in the 13th century but in these times one part of this town was still inhabited by descendants of Celts (today's Saint Wenceslas). The oldest town in area of nowadays Písek ("Písek" in fact means "sand") was Hradiště (Oppidum on top of Hradiště hill). Close to this place two graves of celtic kings can be found. Písek has still his unique atmosphere and has got a well-preserved, picturesque medieval centre and a large part of Písek was built in 19th century so one can still find there many buildings built in classical or neo-styles. In Písek is the oldest bridge (Písek Stone Bridge) in the Czech Republic (and the second oldest in the whole central European region). Písek is usually called "The Athens of the South" because it has got many high schools and "higher" schools and in addition, the Film Academy of Miroslav Ondříček. Up to the last decades of 19th century Písek was a centre of large autonomous Prácheň Region (also Prácheňský kraj) (today's Prachatice, Písek, Strakonice and part of Příbram, Klatovy, České Budějovice and Jižní Plzeňsko Counties).This town has its own freeway (under construction) to Prague and it lies on Zdice–Protivín and Tábor–Ražice rail lines. Well connected to central and western Bohemia.
The climate here is mild (warmer than other parts of southern or western Bohemia) because it is from all sides protected against cold winds. Low precipitations (about 500-550 mm/annum) and with temperatures about 15-35°C in summer season, 10-25°C fall season, -5-+10°C in winter season (rare snow) and with 0-20°C temp. in Blue Time season (spring). Sunny. Písek is surrounded by Písek Mountains (or Gem Mountains). The river which flows across the city has the old celtic name, Otava.
Famous residents
- Přemysl Otakar II. – Czech king
- Jan Lucemburský – Czech king
- Karel IV. – Czech king
- Václav IV. – Czech king
- Fráňa Šrámek – poet
- Adolf Heyduk – poet
- Josef Holeček – writter
- Otakar Ševčík – fiddle's teacher
- Mikoláš Aleš – painter
- August Sedláček – historian
- Kateřina Neumannová – cross-country skier
External links
- [Official Website] ()/()/()
- [Písek] (en)
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