Písečná (Frýdek-Místek District)

Písečná
Pioseczna
Village

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Coordinates: 49°34′22″N 18°47′0″E / 49.57278°N 18.78333°E / 49.57278; 18.78333Coordinates: 49°34′22″N 18°47′0″E / 49.57278°N 18.78333°E / 49.57278; 18.78333
Country Czech Republic
Region Moravian-Silesian
District Frýdek-Místek
First mentioned 1466
Government
  Mayor Jan Krzok
Area
  Total 2.36 km2 (0.91 sq mi)
Elevation 493 m (1,617 ft)
Population (2012)
  Total 924
  Density 390/km2 (1,000/sq mi)
Postal code 739 91
Website www.obecpisecna.cz

 Písečná  (Polish: Pioseczna , Cieszyn Silesian: Pioseczno) is a village in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has 804 inhabitants (2001 census); 26.8% of the population are Poles and 77.8% are Roman Catholics.[1] It lies in the historical region of Cieszyn Silesia on the foothills of the Silesian Beskids mountain range. Until 2000 it was administratively part of Jablunkov.

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