Písek District

Písek District (Czech: okres Písek) is a district in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is the town of Písek.

Písek District Okres Písek
District
Location in the South Bohemian Region within the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°23′N 14°12′E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	South Bohemian
Capital	Písek
Area [1]
• Total	1,126.86 km2 (435.08 sq mi)
Population  (2025)[2]
• Total	72,912
• Density	65/km2 (170/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Municipalities	75
* Towns	5
* Market towns	2

Administrative division

Písek District is divided into two administrative districts of municipalities with extended competence: Písek and Milevsko.

List of municipalities

Towns are marked in bold and market towns in italics:

Albrechtice nad Vltavou – Bernartice – Borovany – Boudy – Božetice – Branice – Cerhonice – Chyšky – Čimelice – Čížová – Dobev – Dolní Novosedly – Dražíč – Drhovle – Heřmaň – Horosedly – Hrazany – Hrejkovice – Jetětice – Jickovice – Kestřany – Kluky – Kostelec nad Vltavou – Kovářov – Kožlí – Králova Lhota – Křenovice – Křižanov – Kučeř – Květov – Lety – Milevsko – Minice – Mirotice – Mirovice – Mišovice – Myslín – Nerestce – Nevězice – Okrouhlá – Olešná – Orlík nad Vltavou – Osek – Oslov – Ostrovec – Paseky – Písek – Podolí I – Přeborov – Předotice – Přeštěnice – Probulov – Protivín – Putim – Rakovice – Ražice – Sepekov – Skály – Slabčice – Smetanova Lhota – Stehlovice – Tálín – Temešvár – Varvažov – Veselíčko – Vlastec – Vlksice – Vojníkov – Vráž – Vrcovice – Záhoří – Zbelítov – Zběšičky – Žďár – Zhoř – Zvíkovské Podhradí

Geography

Jickovice and surrounding landscape

Most of the territory is characterized by an undulating landscape with many low hills. The territory extends into four geomorphological mesoregions: Tábor Uplands (most of the territory), Vlašim Uplands (northeast), Benešov Uplands (northwest) and České Budějovice Basin (south). The highest point of the district is the hill Kozlov in Chyšky with an elevation of 709 m (2,326 ft), the lowest point is the Orlík Reservoir in Kožlí at 348 m (1,142 ft).

From the total district area of 1,126.9 km² (435.1 sq mi), agricultural land occupies 621.3 km² (239.9 sq mi), forests occupy 373.8 km² (144.3 sq mi), and water area occupies 46.7 km² (18.0 sq mi). Forests cover 33.2% of the district's area.^[1]

The territory is rich in watercourses and fishponds. The most important river is the Vltava, which flows across the territory from southeast to north, and, together with its tributaries, drains the whole district. The most significant tributary is the Otava, which connects with the Vltava in the centre of the territory. Other notable rivers are the Blanice, Lomnice and Skalice. The Orlík Reservoir, built on the Vltava, is the second largest reservoir in the country. There are many fishponds, especially in the České Budějovice Basin area.

There are no protected landscape areas in the district.

Demographics

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1869 83,683 —     1880 85,837 +2.6% 1890 83,286 −3.0% 1900 84,640 +1.6% 1910 85,425 +0.9%	Year Pop. ±% 1921 85,308 −0.1% 1930 81,189 −4.8% 1950 70,090 −13.7% 1961 72,023 +2.8% 1970 71,345 −0.9%	Year Pop. ±% 1980 73,812 +3.5% 1991 71,747 −2.8% 2001 70,300 −2.0% 2011 69,843 −0.7% 2021 69,986 +0.2%
Source: Censuses[3][4]

Most populated municipalities

Name	Population[2]	Area (km2)
Písek	31,121	63
Milevsko	7,950	42
Protivín	4,764	61
Mirovice	1,623	22
Kovářov	1,474	50
Bernartice	1,405	36
Čížová	1,366	36
Sepekov	1,356	29
Mirotice	1,232	26
Dobev	1,150	21

Economy

The largest employers with headquarters in Písek District and at least 500 employees are:^[5]

Economic entity	Location	Number of employees	Main activity
s.n.o.p. cz	Písek	1,000–1,499	Pressing and welding of metal
Písek Hospital	Písek	1,000–1,499	Health care
Aisin Europe Manufacturing Czech	Písek	500–999	Automotive industry
Faurecia Components Písek	Písek	500–999	Automotive industry

Transport

The D4 motorway from Prague to Písek leads into the district. It further continues as the I/20 road, which is part of the European route E49.

Sights

Orlík Castle

The most important monuments in the district, protected as national cultural monuments, are:^[6]

• Zvíkov Castle
• Písek Stone Bridge
• Orlík Castle
• Milevsko Monastery
• Písek National Stud Farm

The best-preserved settlements and landscapes, protected as monument zones, are:^[7]

• Písek
• Mirovice
• Budičovice
• Krašovice
• Květov
• Putim
• Smrkovice
• Tukleky
• Varvažov
• Zahrádka
• Žebrákov
• Čimelicko-Rakovicko landscape
• Orlicko landscape

The most visited tourist destination is the Zvíkov Castle.^[8]

Notable people

Main category: People from Písek District