Mirsk

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Mirsk
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Coat of arms of Mirsk
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Mirsk (Poland)
Mirsk
Mirsk
Coordinates: 50°58′9″N 15°22′58″E / 50.96917, 15.38278
Country Flag of Poland Poland
Voivodeship Lower Silesian
County Lwówek Śląski
Gmina Mirsk
Area
 - Total 14.66 km² (5.7 sq mi)
Elevation 350 m (1,148 ft)
Population (2006)
 - Total 4,136
 - Density 282.1/km² (730.7/sq mi)
Website: http://www.mirsk.pl


Town hall in Mirsk
Town hall in Mirsk

Mirsk [mirsk] (German: Friedeberg) is a town in Lwówek Śląski County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It is the seat of the administrative district (gmina) called Gmina Mirsk, close to the Czech border. Prior to 1945 it was in Germany.

It lies approximately 22 kilometres (14 mi) south-west of Lwówek Śląski, and 118 kilometres (73 mi) west of the regional capital Wrocław.

As at 2006, the town has a population of 4,136.

[edit] Former names

German names, 1201-1945: Eulendorf, Fridberg, Friedeberg, Friedeberg am Queis and Friedeberg im Isergebirge; for a short period after World War 2: Polish: Spokojna Góra (meaning "peaceful mountain").

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Coordinates: 50°58′9″N 15°22′58″E / 50.96917, 15.38278