Písečná (Ústí nad Orlicí District)

Písečná
Písečná
Municipality
	Church of Saint Catherine
	Flag Coat of arms
	Písečná Location in the Czech Republic
	Coordinates: 50°2′43″N 16°26′53″E / 50.04528°N 16.44806°E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Pardubice
District	Ústí nad Orlicí
First mentioned	1364
Area
• Total	8.86 km2 (3.42 sq mi)
Elevation	380 m (1,250 ft)
Population (2023-01-01)
• Total	570
• Density	64/km2 (170/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	561 70
Website	www.pisecnauzamberka.cz

Písečná (Czech: [ˈpiːsɛtʃnaː] ^ⓘ; German: Schreibersdorf) is a municipality and village in Ústí nad Orlicí District in the Pardubice Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 600 inhabitants.

Etymology[edit]

The name, literally meaning 'sandy', is an adjective from the word písek ('sand'). It refers to the sandy water in the local stream. The German name Schreibersdorf, meaning "writer's village", was created by a wrong translation of the Czech name (writer = pisec in old Czech)^[2]

Geography[edit]

Písečná is located about 8 kilometres (5 mi) northeast of Ústí nad Orlicí and 47 km (29 mi) east of Pardubice. It lies in the Orlické Foothills. The highest point is at 532 m (1,745 ft) above sea level. The Potočnice stream flows through the municipality.

History[edit]

The first written mention of Písečná is from 1364. Existence of a wooden church is documented in 1350.^[3]

Demographics[edit]

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1869	662	—
1880	680	+2.7%
1890	657	−3.4%
1900	676	+2.9%
1910	565	−16.4%

Year	Pop.	±%
1921	522	−7.6%
1930	538	+3.1%
1950	395	−26.6%
1961	415	+5.1%
1970	374	−9.9%

Year	Pop.	±%
1980	318	−15.0%
1991	363	+14.2%
2001	438	+20.7%
2011	506	+15.5%
2021	551	+8.9%

Source: Censuses^[4]^[5]

Transport[edit]

There are no railways or major roads passing through the municipality.

Sights[edit]

The main landmark of Písečná is the Church of Saint Catherine. It it originally a Gothic church with a Baroque nave from 1716. In 1781–1782, the church was rebuilt in the late Baroque style.^[6]

A significant technical monument is the water mill. Its existence was documented to the year 1597. At the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries, it was modified into its present form. The mill has preserved technological equipment. It is occasionally open to the public.^[7]

References[edit]

^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2023". Czech Statistical Office. 2023-05-23.
^ Profous, Antonín (1951). Místní jména v Čechách III: M–Ř (in Czech). pp. 361–362.
^ "Program rozvoje obce Písečná 2018–2025" (PDF) (in Czech). Obec Písečná. 2018-02-28. p. 6. Retrieved 2021-10-11.
^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Ústí nad Orlicí" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 9–10.
^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
^ "Kostel sv. Kateřiny" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-02-20.
^ "Vodní mlýn" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-02-20.

External links[edit]

Official website

[1] "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2023". Czech Statistical Office. 2023-05-23.

[2] Profous, Antonín (1951). Místní jména v Čechách III: M–Ř (in Czech). pp. 361–362.

[3] "Program rozvoje obce Písečná 2018–2025" (PDF) (in Czech). Obec Písečná. 2018-02-28. p. 6. Retrieved 2021-10-11.

[4] "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Ústí nad Orlicí" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 9–10.

[5] "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.

[6] "Kostel sv. Kateřiny" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-02-20.

[7] "Vodní mlýn" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-02-20.

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