Octagonal Chapel, Pist, Czech Republic
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N 49° 58.715 E 018° 11.634
34U E 298820 N 5540022
John Nepomuk Octagonal Chapel
Waymark Code: WMG0NT
Location: Moravskoslezský kraj, Czechia
Date Posted: 12/29/2012
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Píšt is a village in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It is a part of the micro-region Hlucínsko and has approximately 2,100 inhabitants.
Pist village is one of the oldest village in the Opava region. First settlement is from of Neolithic period [45OO - 25OO BC]. The first written mention of the village dates from 1228, when the village was gifted by the Czech king Premysl Otakar I. to Velehrad monastery. The village was colonized predominantly Slavic population and its original name was Piesch.
In the centre of village is a rare monument from 19th century - the octagonal chapel. The sandstone statue John of Nepomuk from the 18th century can be found in the interior of the chapel. The chapel was declared a cultural monument Third May 1958.
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