Mieroszów

Mieroszów
Main square in Mieroszów
Flag Coat of arms
Mieroszów
Coordinates: 50°40′1″N 16°11′23″E
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Lower Silesian
County	Wałbrzych
Gmina	Mieroszów
Town rights	14th century
Area
• Total	10.31 km^2 (3.98 sq mi)
Population  (2019-06-30[1])
• Total	4,070
• Density	390/km^2 (1,000/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	58-350
Vehicle registration	DBA
Website	https://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

1. "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.
2. Dokumentacja Geograficzna (in Polish). Vol. 3/4. Warszawa: Instytut Geografii Polskiej Akademii Nauk. 1967. p. 30.

External links

• Jewish Community in Mieroszów on Virtual Shtetl