Mirsk
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Country | 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 |
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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