(Lat. Piseca), a town of Bohemia, capital of a circle of the same name, stands on the Wottawa, here crossed by a fine bridge, 24 miles W.S.W. of Tabor, and 55 S.S.W. of Prague. It is surrounded by an ancient wall, and contains a castle, several handsome churches, a grammar school, military academy, &c. There are here an iron-works, cotton factories, dye-works, and manufactories of musical instruments. Pisek is the seat of law courts for the circle. Pop. (1846) 6092.