Písečné (Jindřichův Hradec District)

Municipality in South Bohemian, Czech Republic

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48°57′54″N 15°27′45″E / 48.96500°N 15.46250°E / 48.96500; 15.46250Country

Czech RepublicRegionSouth BohemianDistrict Jindřichův HradecFirst mentioned1366Area

• Total33.46 km² (12.92 sq mi)Elevation

443 m (1,453 ft)Population

(2024-01-01)^[1]

• Total481 • Density14/km² (37/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal codes

378 72, 378 81

Websitewww.pisecne.cz

Písečné (German: Piesling) is a municipality and village in Jindřichův Hradec District in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 500 inhabitants.

Písečné lies approximately 39 kilometres (24 mi) south-east of Jindřichův Hradec, 71 km (44 mi) east of České Budějovice, and 146 km (91 mi) south-east of Prague.

Administrative parts

The villages of Chvaletín, Marketa, Modletice, Nové Sady, Slavětín and Václavov are administrative parts of Písečné.

Demographics

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1869	1,865	—
1880	1,860	−0.3%
1890	1,887	+1.5%
1900	1,873	−0.7%
1910	1,859	−0.7%
1921	1,830	−1.6%
1930	1,646	−10.1%
1950	1,134	−31.1%
1961	1,066	−6.0%
1970	892	−16.3%
1980	682	−23.5%
1991	592	−13.2%
2001	558	−5.7%
2011	533	−4.5%
2021	449	−15.8%
Source: Censuses^[2]^[3]

References

^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
^ "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.