Mirsk

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Field	Value
name	Mirsk
image_flag	POL Mirsk flag.svg
image_skyline	Mirsk - Ratusz (XVI w.) 1.jpg
image_caption	Mirsk Town Hall
image_shield	POL Mirsk COA.svg
subdivision_type	Country
subdivision_name
subdivision_type1	Voivodeship
subdivision_name1	Lower Silesian Voivodeship
subdivision_type2	County
subdivision_name2	Lwówek Śląski
subdivision_type3	Gmina
subdivision_name3	Mirsk
coordinates
pushpin_map	Poland
established_title	Town rights
established_date	1329/1337
area_total_km2	14.66
population_density_km2	auto
elevation_m	350
population_as_of	2019-06-30
population_total	3886
timezone	CET
utc_offset	+1
timezone_DST	CEST
utc_offset_DST	+2
registration_plate	DLW
area_code	+48 75
blank_name	Climate
blank_info	Dfb
blank1_name_sec2	Voivodeship road
blank1_info_sec2	[[File:DW361-PL.svg
website	http://www.mirsk.pl
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History

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The settlement arose in the 13th century where the medieval trade route from Hirschberg (Jelenia Góra) to Zittau crossed the border with Upper Lusatia. As a result of the fragmentation of Poland, in 1319 it became part the small Piast-ruled Duchy of Jawor. It was granted town privileges modelled after nearby Löwenberg (Lwówek Śląski) by the Duke Henry I of Jawor in 1337 (according to other sources in 1329). Upon the death of his successor Duke Bolko II the Small in 1368, it passed to the Bohemian Crown and was enfeoffed to the noble House of Schaffgotsch in 1425. In 1431 it was successfully defended against the Hussites. An annual fair took place in the town from 1521. The town was one of the largest centers of linen cloth production in Silesia, as of the late 16th century. During the Thirty Years' War, troops from various countries plundered the town as many as 31 times.

With most of Silesia, Austria ceded Friedeberg to Prussia in the Treaty of Breslau of 1742. The town was incorporated into the Silesia Province. Barracks for French troops were built near the town during the Napoleonic Wars. The town received railroad connections with Gryfów in 1884, Jindřichovice pod Smrkem in 1904 and Świeradów in 1909.

In 1938, part of the village of Skarbków was merged with the town. In January 1945, the camp was dissolved and the prisoners were moved to a subcamp of Gross-Rosen in Chrastava in German-occupied Czechoslovakia.

After surrender of Nazi Germany, the border changes demanded by the Soviet Union at the Potsdam Conference placed the town in Poland. On June 24, 1945, Polish troops forced deportation of many townspeople, who had to march for two days by Mroczkowice, Wolimierz and finally to Radomierzyce. However, most returned to their homes, and suffered oppression and plundering by Polish militia. Eventually, all population had to leave their home on July 11, 1945. Polish settlers arrived to settle the town.

In 1961 the entire village of Skarbków was included within the town limits.

Former names

German names, 1201–1945: Eulendorf, Fridberg, Friedeberg; Friedeberg am Queis to distinguish it from Brandenburgian Friedeberg (Strzelce Krajeńskie), Friedeberg/Isergebirge from 1934; for a short period after World War II literally translated as meaning "peaceful mountain". The present name, adopted in 1947, is derived from the word "mir", an archaic word for "peace".

Demographics

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Sports

The local football club is Włókniarz Mirsk. It competes in the lower divisions.

Twin towns – sister cities

See twin towns of Gmina Mirsk.

References

(2019-10-15). "Population. Size and structure and vital statistics in Poland by territorial division in 2019. As of 30th June". Statistics Poland.
Piotr Roczek. "kościół parafialny pw. Zwiastowania Najświętszej Marii Panny".
"Historia miasta Mirsk".
. (1881). "Słownik geograficzny Królestwa Polskiego i innych krajów słowiańskich, Tom II".
(1959). "Heimatbuch des Kreises Löwenberg in Schlesien". Kreis Löwenberg, Landkreis Hannover.
. (1967). "Dokumentacja Geograficzna". *Instytut Geografii [[Polish Academy of Sciences*.
. (2011). ["Stan i struktura ludności oraz ruch naturalny w przekroju terytorialnym w 2010 r."](https://stat.gov.pl/cps/rde/xbcr/gus/PUBL_l_ludnosc_stan_struktura_31_12_2010.pdf). *Główny Urząd Statystyczny*.
"MKS "Włókniarz" Mirsk" - Oficjalny Serwis Klubu".

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