Písečná (; german: Schreibersdorf) is a municipality and village in Ústí nad Orlicí District in the Pardubice Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 600 inhabitants.

Etymology

The name, literally meaning 'sandy', is an adjective from the word ''písek'' ('sand'). It refers to the sandy water in the local stream. The German name ''Schreibersdorf'', meaning "writer's village", was created by a wrong translation of the Czech name (writer = ''pisec'' in old Czech)

Geography

Písečná is located about northeast of Ústí nad Orlicí and east of

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. It lies in the Orlické Foothills. The highest point is at above sea level. The Potočnice Stream flows through the municipality.

History

The first written mention of Písečná is from 1364. Existence of a wooden church is documented in 1350.

Demographics

Transport

There are no railways or major roads passing through the municipality.

Sights

The main landmark of Písečná is the Church of Saint Catherine. It it originally a Gothic church with a Baroque nave from 1716. In 1781–1782, the church was rebuilt in the late Baroque style. A significant technical monument is the water mill. Its existence was documented to the year 1597. At the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries, it was modified into its present form. The mill has preserved technological equipment. It is occasionally open to the public.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Pisecna Villages in Ústí nad Orlicí District