Písková Lhota (Mladá Boleslav District)

Písková Lhota
Municipality
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Písková Lhota is located in Czech Republic
Písková Lhota
Písková Lhota
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 50°22′3″N 14°52′20″E / 50.36750°N 14.87222°E / 50.36750; 14.87222
Country Czech Republic
RegionCentral Bohemian
DistrictMladá Boleslav
First mentioned1398
Area
 • Total
4.68 km2 (1.81 sq mi)
Elevation
249 m (817 ft)
Population
 (2024-01-01)[1]
 • Total
1,091
 • Density230/km2 (600/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
294 31
Websitewww.piskovalhota.cz

Písková Lhota is a municipality and village in Mladá Boleslav District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,100 inhabitants.

Administrative parts

The village of Zámostí is an administrative part of Písková Lhota.

Geography

Písková Lhota is located about 6 kilometres (4 mi) south of Mladá Boleslav and 39 km (24 mi) northeast of Prague. It lies in the Jizera Table. The municipality is situated on the left bank of the Jizera River, which forms the western municipal border. There is a pond in the centre of the village.

History

The first written mention of Písková Lhota is from 1398, Zámostí was first mentioned in 1361. Starý Stránov Castle was first documented in 1297. Písková Lhota as a typical agricultural village, Zámostí was probably mainly home of craftsmen.[2]

Demographics

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1869534—    
1880597+11.8%
1890593−0.7%
1900691+16.5%
1910695+0.6%
YearPop.±%
1921637−8.3%
1930770+20.9%
1950660−14.3%
1961640−3.0%
1970609−4.8%
YearPop.±%
1980499−18.1%
1991492−1.4%
2001539+9.6%
2011710+31.7%
20211,030+45.1%
Source: Censuses[3][4]

Transport

Local pond

The D10 motorway from Prague to Turnov passes through the municipality.

Sights

Starý Stránov Castle

The most important monument is the ruin of the Starý Stránov Castle. Several houses were built into the ruins, for the construction of which building material from the castle was used.[5]

Among the other monuments in Písková Lhota are a small Jewish cemetery and a Baroque building of a former inn from the mid-18th century.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
  2. ^ a b "Historie a památky" (in Czech). Obec Písková Lhota. Retrieved 2022-11-23.
  3. ^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
  4. ^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
  5. ^ "Hrádek Starý Stránov, zřícenina a archeologické stopy" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2022-11-23.
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