Lety is a municipality and village in Písek District in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 300 inhabitants.
Administrative division Lety consists of three municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census): Lety (224) Pukňov (5) Šerkov (54)
Etymology The name Lety is derived from the personal name Léto, meaning "the village of Létos (Léto's family)".
Geography Lety is located about north of Písek and south of Prague. It lies in the Benešov Uplands. The highest point is the hill Holý vrch at above sea level.
History The first written mention of Lety is from 1312. The village suffered during the Thirty Years' War. After 1700, economic and social conditions improved and the village's population increased significantly.
During World War II, the Lety concentration camp was established in the municipality. Romani and Sinti were the largest groups interned in the camp.
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Transport Lety is located at the crossroads of two main roads: the D4 motorway 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. An educational trail leads from the village to the memorial.
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