Partnership city is Caerphilly Wales, United Kingdom		Once a royal town and a centre of large Prachensky district, Pisek was mentioned for the first time in an old document of Czech king Wenceslas I. in 1243. Interesting sightseeing and its location at 378 m above the sea level on the river Otava in picturesque landscape make Pisek pleasant summer resort. It offers: ò first rate accommodation and food ò cultural and sports entertainment all year through ò hiking and cycling in Pisek mountains ò attractive trips to Pisek's closest vicinity Today the famous school and cultural tradition "Genius loci", beauty of house facades and scent of "the sea of forests" returns to Pisek which has 30,000 inhabitants.
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		More information: Information Centre of Pisek Fugnerovo nam. 42, 397 01 Pisek Tel./ fax:+420 362 213 592 E-mail: icpisek@icipisek.cz Internet: www.icipisek.cz