Písek - Municipal power plant

The hydroelectric power plant of the Royal Town of Písek is the oldest of its type in Bohemia. After extensive reconstruction, it was opened to the public in 1997. Písek was the first town in Bohemia to have permanent public electric lighting. It was installed here by the Czech electrical engineer František Křižík on June 23, 1887, when he lit several arc lamps in the city center. A year later, the lighting was expanded and…