Moravský Písek
Municipality in South Moravian, Czech Republic
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Moravský Písek is a municipality and village in Hodonín District in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 2,000 inhabitants.
Moravský Písek | |
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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 (2025-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 2,028 |
| • Density | 136.2/km2 (352.8/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 696 85 |
| Website | www |
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.[2]
Demographics
Transport
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.[6]
The main landmark of Moravský Písek is the Church of Saint Anne. It was built in 1909–1910.[7]
