Lety is a municipality and village in Písek District in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 300 inhabitants.
Lety | |
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_(15.).jpg) View of a part of Lety | |
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  Lety Location in the Czech Republic | |
| Coordinates: 49°31′1″N 14°5′16″E / 49.51694°N 14.08778°E | |
| Country |  Czech Republic |
| Region | South Bohemian |
| District | Písek |
| First mentioned | 1312 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 13.91 km2 (5.37 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 450 m (1,480 ft) |
| Population (2024-01-01)[1] | |
| • Total | 288 |
| • Density | 21/km2 (54/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 398 07 |
| Website | www |
Administrative parts
editThe village of Šerkov and the hamlet of Pukňov are administrative parts of Lety.
Geography
editLety is located about 24 kilometres (15 mi) north of Písek and 60 km (37 mi) south of Prague. It lies in the Benešov Uplands. The highest point is the hill Holý vrch at 541 metres (1,775 ft) above sea level.
History
editThe first written mention of Lety is from 1312.[2]
During World War II, the Lety concentration camp was established in the municipality. Romani and Sinti were the largest groups interned in the camp.
Demographics
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Transport
editLety is located at the crossroads of two main roads: the I/4 from Prague to Písek and the I/19 (the section from Plzeň to Tábor).
Sights
editIn the municipality is a cemetery with a memorial to the genocide of the Czech and Moravian Romani and Sinti people. It was created in 1995.[5] An educational trail leads from the village to the memorial.[6]
References
edit- ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
- ^ "Historie obce" (in Czech). Obec Lety. Retrieved 2022-08-01.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Hřbitov s památníkem" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2023-06-05.
- ^ "Lety u Písku. Památník holokaustu Romů a Sintů v Čechách" (in Czech). Museum of the Romani Culture in Brno. Retrieved 2023-06-05.
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