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Pisek, ND -- U.S. city in North Dakota
Population (2000): 96
Housing Units (2000): 60
Land area (2000): 0.116279 sq. miles (0.301160 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 0.116279 sq. miles (0.301160 sq. km)
FIPS code: 62780
Located within: North Dakota (ND), FIPS 38
Location: 48.310523 N, 97.710659 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 58273
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
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Písek
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Písek (; ) is a middle-sized town in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has a population of 29,729 (est. 2011); with its semi-urban agglomeration populated by 36,791 people (est. 2011).

Písek (disambiguation)

Písek is the name of several locations in the Czech Republic:

  • Písek, a city in South Bohemian Region (Písek District)
  • Písek (Frýdek-Místek District), a village in Moravian-Silesian Region (Frýdek-Místek District)

See also:

  • Pisek, North Dakota, the name of a city in North Dakota (United States)
Písek (Frýdek-Místek District)

( Polish: ) (literally "sand") is a village in Frýdek-Místek District, Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has 1,783 inhabitants (2001 Census), 21% of the population are the Poles. It lies in the Silesian Beskids mountain range, in the historical region of Cieszyn Silesia. Olza River flows through the village. A road linking the Polish village of Istebna with Jablunkov runs through the village.

The name of the village is of topographic origins derived from sand (piasek in Polish, piosek in a local dialect). Historically it has been scribed as Piesek (1523), Pisek (1577, 1621), Pyßek/Pioßek (1643), Piasek (1652) and so on.

Písek (Hradec Králové District)

Písek (Hradec Králové District) is a village and municipality in Hradec Králové District in the Hradec Králové Region of the Czech Republic.