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:"See other locations named Písek." Písek is a town in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has a population of 29,081 (est. January 1, 2005). About: Písek is usually called ""The Athens of the South"" (despite Athens being more southerly) because it has got many high schools and schools of higher education, e.g. the Film School in Písek. Up to the last decades of 19th century Písek was a centre of large autonomous Prácheň Region (also "Prácheňský kraj") (today's Prachatice, Písek, Strakonice and part of Příbram, Klatovy, České Budějovice and Jižní Plzeňsko Counties). This town has its own freeway (under construction) to Prague and it lies on Zdice–Protivín and Tábor–Ražice rail lines. It is superbly connected to central and western Bohemia or the same way as to the southward situated Šumava (historically called Böhmerwald or Gabreta in Germanic and Celtic languages) The climate here is mild (one of the 3 warmest part of Czech Republic) because it is from all sides ... Read more about Písek on Wikipedia