Mieroszów

Place in Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland

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50°40′1″N 16°11′23″E / 50.66694°N 16.18972°E / 50.66694; 16.18972Country

PolandVoivodeshipLower SilesianCountyWałbrzychGminaMieroszówTown rights14th centuryArea

• Total10.31 km² (3.98 sq mi)Population

(2019-06-30^[1])

• Total4,070 • Density390/km² (1,000/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

58-350

Vehicle registrationDBAWebsitehttps://mieroszow.pl

Mieroszów [mjɛˈrɔʂuf] (formerly: Fyrląd; German: Friedland in Niederschlesien) is a town in Wałbrzych County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland, near the border with the Czech Republic. It is the seat of the administrative district (gmina) called Gmina Mieroszów.

The town lies approximately 15 kilometres (9 mi) south-west of Wałbrzych, and 79 kilometres (49 mi) south-west of the regional capital Wrocław.

As of 2019, the town has a population of 4,070.

Demographics

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1900	4,771	—
1925	4,613	−3.3%
1939	4,386	−4.9%
1950	5,571	+27.0%
1960	5,830	+4.6%
Source: ^[2]

Sport

Mieroszów is known for the Jatki mountain (also called the New Saddle) which has a perfectly profiled hang-glider and paraglider launching slope for south winds. This is an easy training slope with a hang-glider ramp, but experienced pilots have done some long unpowered flights from the site.

Twin towns – sister cities

See twin towns of Gmina Mieroszów.

Notable people

Fedor Krause (1857–1937), German neurosurgeon

References

^ "Population. Size and structure and vital statistics in Poland by territorial division in 2019. As of 30th June". stat.gov.pl. Statistics Poland. 2019-10-15. Retrieved 2020-02-14.
^ Dokumentacja Geograficzna (in Polish). Vol. 3/4. Warszawa: Instytut Geografii Polskiej Akademii Nauk. 1967. p. 30.