Písek District () is a

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in the

South Bohemian Region The South Bohemian Region () is an administrative unit (''Regions of the Czech Republic, kraj'') of the Czech Republic, located mostly in the southern part of its historical land of Bohemia, with a small part in southwestern Moravia. The western ...

of the

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. Its capital is the town of

Písek Písek (; ) is a town in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 31,000 inhabitants. The town is known for the oldest bridge in the country. The historic town centre is well preserved and is protected as an urban monument z ...

Administrative division

Písek District is divided into two administrative districts of municipalities with extended competence: Písek and Milevsko.

List of municipalities

Towns are marked in bold and market towns in ''italics'': Albrechtice nad Vltavou – '' Bernartice'' –

Borovany Borovany () is a town in České Budějovice District in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 4,200 inhabitants. Trocnov, today a part of Borovany, is known as the birthplace of one of the most notable people of Czech hist ...

– Boudy – Božetice –

Branice Branice is a village located in the Opole Voivodeship (Silesia, south-western Poland), near the border with the Czech Republic. It belongs to Głubczyce County and is the seat of Gmina Branice. In 2006 it was inhabited by 2,300 people. It lies ap ...

– Cerhonice –

Chyšky Chyšky (formerly Malá Chýška; ) is a municipality and village in Písek District in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,100 inhabitants. Chyšky lies approximately north-east of Písek, north of České Budějovic ...

– Čimelice – Čížová –

Dobev Dobev is a municipality in Písek District in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,200 inhabitants. Administrative division Dobev consists of five municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census): * ...

– Dolní Novosedly –

Dražíč Dražíč is a municipality and village in České Budějovice District in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 300 inhabitants. Dražíč lies approximately north of České Budějovice and south of Prague Prague ...

– Drhovle – Heřmaň – Horosedly – Hrazany – Hrejkovice – Jetětice – Jickovice – Kestřany – Kluky – Kostelec nad Vltavou –

Kovářov Kovářov is a municipality and village in Písek District in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,500 inhabitants. Administrative division Kovářov consists of 17 municipal parts (in brackets population according to th ...

– Kožlí – Králova Lhota – Křenovice – Křižanov – Kučeř – Květov – Lety –

Milevsko Milevsko (; ) is a town in Písek District in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 8,000 inhabitants. Administrative division Milevsko consists of six municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census): ...

– Minice – Mirotice –

Mirovice Mirovice () is a town in Písek District in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,600 inhabitants. The historic town centre is well preserved and is protected as an Cultural monument (Czech Republic)#Monument zones, urban ...

– Mišovice – Myslín – Nerestce – Nevězice – Okrouhlá – Olešná –

Orlík nad Vltavou Orlík nad Vltavou is a municipality and village in Písek District in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 300 inhabitants. It is known for the Orlík Castle, protected as a national cultural monument. Administrative divi ...

–

Osek OSEK (''Offene Systeme und deren Schnittstellen für die Elektronik in Kraftfahrzeugen''; English: "''Open Systems and their Interfaces for the Electronics in Motor Vehicles''") is a standards body that has produced specifications for an embedded o ...

– Oslov – Ostrovec – Paseky –

– Podolí I – Přeborov – Předotice – Přeštěnice – Probulov –

Protivín Protivín () is a town in Písek District in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 4,800 inhabitants. Administrative division Protivín consists of nine municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census): ...

– Putim – Rakovice –

Ražice Ražice is a municipality and village in Písek District in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 400 inhabitants. Ražice lies approximately south of Písek, north-west of České Budějovice, and south of Prague. Admi ...

– '' Sepekov'' – Skály – Slabčice – Smetanova Lhota – Stehlovice –

Tálín Tálín () is a municipality and village in Písek District in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 200 inhabitants. Tálín lies approximately south-east of Písek, north-west of České Budějovice, and south of Prag ...

– Temešvár –

Varvažov Varvažov is a municipality and village in Písek District in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 200 inhabitants. The historic centre of the village is well preserved and is protected as a village monument zone. Adminis ...

– Veselíčko – Vlastec – Vlksice –

Vojníkov Vojníkov is a municipality and village in Písek District in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 90 inhabitants. Administrative division Vojníkov consists of three municipal parts (in brackets population according to th ...

– Vráž – Vrcovice – Záhoří –

Zbelítov Zbelítov is a municipality and village in Písek District in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 300 inhabitants. Zbelítov lies approximately north-east of Písek, north of České Budějovice, and south of Prague ...

– Zběšičky – Žďár – Zhoř –

Zvíkovské Podhradí Zvíkovské Podhradí is a municipality and village in Písek District in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 200 inhabitants. Geography Zvíkovské Podhradí lies at the confluence of the rivers Vltava and Otava. Demog ...

Geography

Most of the territory is characterized by an undulating landscape with many low hills. The territory extends into four geomorphological mesoregions:

Tábor Uplands Tábor (; ) is a town in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 34,000 inhabitants, making it the second most populated town in the region. The town was founded by the Hussites in 1420. The historic town centre is well pres ...

(most of the territory),

Vlašim Uplands Vlašim (; ) is a town in Benešov District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 11,000 inhabitants. Vlašim is known for the Vlašim Castle and its English park. Administrative division Vlašim consists of seven muni ...

(northeast),

Benešov Uplands The Benešov Uplands or Benešov Hills () are uplands and a geomorphological mesoregion of the Czech Republic. It is located mostly in the Central Bohemian Region. It belongs to the largest mesoregions in the country. It is named after Benešov ...

(northwest) and

České Budějovice Basin The České Budějovice Basin () is a structural basin and Geomorphological division of the Czech Republic, geomorphological mesoregion of the Czech Republic. It is located in the South Bohemian Region and it is named after the city of České Bud� ...

(south). The highest point of the district is the hill Kozlov in

with an elevation of , the lowest point is the Orlík Reservoir in Kožlí at . From the total district area of ,

agricultural land Agricultural land is typically land ''devoted to'' agriculture, the systematic and controlled use of other organism, forms of lifeparticularly the rearing of livestock and production of cropsto produce food for humans. It is generally synonymous ...

occupies , forests occupy , and water area occupies . Forests cover 33.2% of the district's area. The territory is rich in watercourses and fishponds. The most important river is the

Vltava The Vltava ( , ; ) is the longest river in the Czech Republic, a left tributary of the Elbe River. It runs southeast along the Bohemian Forest and then north across Bohemia, through Český Krumlov, České Budějovice, and Prague. It is com ...

, which flows across the territory from southeast to north, and, together with its tributaries, drains the whole district. The most significant tributary is the Otava, which connects with the Vltava in the centre of the territory. Other notable rivers are the Blanice, Lomnice and Skalice. The

Orlík Reservoir The Orlík Reservoir () is the largest hydroelectric dam in the Czech Republic. It dams the Vltava River near the village of Solenice, which is near the town of Příbram. The structure is named after Orlík Castle, which is situated a few kilome ...

, built on the Vltava, is the second largest reservoir in the country. There are many fishponds, especially in the České Budějovice Basin area. There are no

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in the district.

Demographics

Most populated municipalities

Economy

The largest employers with headquarters in Písek District and at least 500 employees are:

Transport

The D4 motorway from

Prague Prague ( ; ) is the capital and List of cities and towns in the Czech Republic, largest city of the Czech Republic and the historical capital of Bohemia. Prague, located on the Vltava River, has a population of about 1.4 million, while its P ...

to Písek leads into the district. It further continues as the I/20 road, which is part of the

European route E49 European route E49 is a road that forms part of the International E-road network. It runs between Magdeburg, Germany, and Vienna, Austria. The road follows the route: * Germany ** : - Magdeburg, Halle, Saxony-Anhalt, ** : ** : - Plauen * Czec ...

Sights

The most important monuments in the district, protected as national cultural monuments, are: *

Zvíkov Castle Zvíkov (; ), often called "the king of Czech castles",Petr David, Vladimír Soukup, Lubomír Čech, Wonders of Bohemia, Moravia and Silesia, pg. 138, Euromedia Group (2004), is a castle in Zvíkovské Podhradí municipality, about north of Pís ...

Písek Stone Bridge The Písek Stone Bridge () is the oldest preserved early Gothic architecture, Gothic bridge in the Czech Republic and by its originality, although deprived of its dominants, which formed its tower with gates, is one of the rarest medieval bridges ...

Orlík Castle Orlík Castle () is a château in Orlík nad Vltavou, in Písek District in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. The original position of the spur castle, on a rock above the Vltava valley, was altered by the creation of the Orlík R ...

Monastery *Písek National Stud Farm The best-preserved settlements and landscapes, protected as monument zones, are: *

* Budičovice * Krašovice * Květov * Putim * Smrkovice * Tukleky *

* Zahrádka * Žebrákov *Čimelicko-Rakovicko landscape *Orlicko landscape The most visited tourist destination is the Zvíkov Castle.

Notable people

References

External links

Písek District
– profile on the Czech Statistical Office website {{DEFAULTSORT:Pisek District Districts of the South Bohemian Region