Písková Lhota (Nymburk District)

Písková Lhota
Písková Lhota
Municipality
	Main road
	Písková Lhota Location in the Czech Republic
	Coordinates: 50°7′53″N 15°3′57″E / 50.13139°N 15.06583°E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Central Bohemian
District	Nymburk
First mentioned	1553
Area
• Total	6.43 km2 (2.48 sq mi)
Elevation	188 m (617 ft)
Population (2024-01-01)
• Total	540
• Density	84/km2 (220/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	290 01
Website	piskova-lhota.cz

Písková Lhota is a municipality and village in Nymburk District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 500 inhabitants.

Geography

Písková Lhota is located about 6 kilometres (4 mi) south of Nymburk and 36 km (22 mi) east of Prague. It lies in a flat agricultural landscape in the Central Elbe Table. The Výrovka River flows along the western municipal border.

In the southeastern part of the municipality is an artificial lake called Pískovna. It was created by flooding a sandstone and gravel quarry. Today it is used for recreational purposes.^[2]

History

The first written mention of Písková Lhota is from 1553.^[3]

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1869	670	—
1880	673	+0.4%
1890	701	+4.2%
1900	660	−5.8%
1910	619	−6.2%

Year	Pop.	±%
1921	620	+0.2%
1930	624	+0.6%
1950	531	−14.9%
1961	493	−7.2%
1970	457	−7.3%

Year	Pop.	±%
1980	461	+0.9%
1991	406	−11.9%
2001	404	−0.5%
2011	423	+4.7%
2021	528	+24.8%

Source: Censuses^[4]^[5]

Transport

The D11 motorway (part of the European route E67) from Prague to Hradec Králové passes through the municipality.

Sights

There are no protected cultural monuments in the municipality.^[6]

References

^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
^ "Jezero Písková Lhota". Kamsevydat.cz (in Czech). 2016-07-07. Retrieved 2023-03-03.
^ "Historie obce" (in Czech). Obec Písková Lhota. Retrieved 2023-03-03.
^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
^ "Výsledky vyhledávání: Kulturní památky, obec Písková Lhota". Ústřední seznam kulturních památek (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-08-21.

External links

Official website

[1] "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.

[2] "Jezero Písková Lhota". Kamsevydat.cz (in Czech). 2016-07-07. Retrieved 2023-03-03.

[3] "Historie obce" (in Czech). Obec Písková Lhota. Retrieved 2023-03-03.

[4] "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.

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

[6] "Výsledky vyhledávání: Kulturní památky, obec Písková Lhota". Ústřední seznam kulturních památek (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-08-21.

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