Pěčnov
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 Czech Republic
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| Region : | Jihočeský kraj | ||||
| District : | Prachatice | ||||
| Area : | 198 ha | ||||
| Geographic location : | 49 ° 3 ' N , 13 ° 56' E | ||||
| Height: | 625 m nm | ||||
| Residents : | 146 (Jan 1, 2019) | ||||
| Postal code : | 384 21 | ||||
| License plate : | C. | ||||
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| Street: | Husinec - Vimperk | ||||
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| Status: | local community | ||||
| Districts: | 1 | ||||
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| Mayor : | Miroslav Král (as of 2018) | ||||
| Address: | Pěčnov 3 383 01 Prachatice |
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| Municipality number: | 537543 | ||||
| Website : | www.pecnov.cz | ||||
Pěčnov (German Pietschnau ) is a municipality in the Czech Republic . It is located six kilometers northwest of Prachatice and belongs to the Okres Prachatice .
geography
Pěčnov is to the left of the Blanice in the basin of the Droždovský potok in the Bohemian Forest foothills . To the south-east, the Blanice is dammed in the Husinec drinking water reservoir.
Neighboring towns are Chlumany in the northeast, Husinec in the east, Horouty in the southeast, Dvory in the south, Lažiště and Vojslavice in the southwest, Žárovná in the west and Dachov and Dolní Kožlí in the northwest.
history
The first written mention of the village, which was laid out in the 15th century, took place in 1435. Since 1569 the place belonged to the Vlachovo Březí lordship . In Berni rula are for Pěčnovo two Chaluppen listed with six residents. In the fires of 1697 and 1703, the village, known as Pěčínov since 1676, was destroyed except for one house. In 1720 the place was called Peitschnau and in 1790 as Bietschnau . The name of the place was passed down as Píčnov from 1840 .
After the abolition of patrimonial Píčnov became a municipality, which was renamed Píšnov in 1854 . In the village fire of 1879, 19 houses burned down. The current place name Pěčnov has been used since 1903. In the 1920s, the place had 178 inhabitants, the largest population in its history. In 1930 Pěčnov consisted of 28 houses in which 139 people lived.
In 1961 it was incorporated into Chlumany and on July 1, 1980 together with the latter to Vlachovo Březí ; since November 24, 1990 Pěčnov forms a municipality again.
Community structure
No districts are shown for the municipality of Pěčnov.
Attractions
- Chapel on the village square, from 1864, on the initiative of Vojtěch Soumar, the bell to warn of storms began to ring, in 1897 Soumar was struck by lightning while it was ringing.
- Husinec dam