Písková Lhota is a municipality and village in Mladá Boleslav District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,100 inhabitants.
Administrative division Písková Lhota consists of two municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census): Písková Lhota (872) Zámostí (158)
Etymology The name means 'sandy Lhota' in Czech.
Geography Písková Lhota is located about south of Mladá Boleslav and northeast of Prague. It lies in the Jizera Table. The municipality is situated on the left bank of the Jizera River, which forms the western municipal border. There is a fishpond in the centre of the village.
History The first written mention of Písková Lhota is from 1398, Zámostí was first mentioned in 1361. Starý Stránov Castle was first documented in 1297. Písková Lhota was a typical agricultural village, while Zámostí was probably a village of craftsmen.
Demographics
Transport
The D10 motorway from Prague to Turnov runs through the municipality.
Sights
The most important monument is the ruin of the Starý Stránov Castle. Several houses were built into the ruins, for the construction of which building material from the castle was used.
Among the other monuments in Písková Lhota are a small Jewish cemetery and a Baroque building of a former inn from the mid-18th century.
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