Lety (Písek District)

Lety
Municipality
View of a part of Lety
Flag Coat of arms
Lety Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°31′1″N 14°5′16″E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	South Bohemian
District	Písek
First mentioned	1312
Area
• Total	13.91 km^2 (5.37 sq mi)
Elevation	450 m (1,480 ft)
Population  (2024-01-01)[1]
• Total	288
• Density	21/km^2 (54/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	398 07
Website	www.lety-obec.cz

Lety is a municipality and village in Písek District in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 300 inhabitants.

Administrative parts

The village of Šerkov and the hamlet of Pukňov are administrative parts of Lety.

Geography

Lety 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

The 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

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1869 837 —     1880 869 +3.8% 1890 824 −5.2% 1900 786 −4.6% 1910 780 −0.8%	Year Pop. ±% 1921 759 −2.7% 1930 701 −7.6% 1950 519 −26.0% 1961 453 −12.7% 1970 374 −17.4%	Year Pop. ±% 1980 320 −14.4% 1991 297 −7.2% 2001 282 −5.1% 2011 262 −7.1% 2021 283 +8.0%
Source: Censuses[3][4]

Transport

Lety 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

In 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

1. "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
2. "Historie obce" (in Czech). Obec Lety. Retrieved 2022-08-01.
3. "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
4. "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
5. "Hřbitov s památníkem" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2023-06-05.
6. "Lety u Písku. Památník holokaustu Romů a Sintů v Čechách" (in Czech). Museum of the Romani Culture in Brno. Retrieved 2023-06-05.

External links

• Official website