Mirošovice
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Mirošovice
| other_name =
| settlement_type = Municipality
| image_skyline = Mirosovice PH CZ Karlin and V Lipach streets towards NW 059.jpg
| image_caption = Kunický stream in Mirošovice
| image_flag = Mirošovice Flag.png
| image_shield = Mirošovice CoA.png
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{CZE}}
| subdivision_type1 = Region
| subdivision_name1 = Central Bohemian
| subdivision_type2 = District
| subdivision_name2 = Prague-East
| image_map =
| map_caption =
| pushpin_map = Czech Republic
| pushpin_relief = 1
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in the Czech Republic
| coordinates = {{coord|49|54|36|N|14|42|41|E|display=inline,title}}
| coordinates_footnotes =
| leader_title =
| leader_name =
| established_title = First mentioned
| established_date = 1250
| area_footnotes =
| area_total_km2 = 5.37
| elevation_footnotes =
| elevation_m = 334
| population_as_of = 2024-01-01
| population_footnotes = {{cite web |title=Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024|url=https://csu.gov.cz/produkty/population-of-municipalities-qexb0dqr2d|publisher=Czech Statistical Office|date=2024-05-17}}
| population_total = 1491
| population_density_km2 = auto
| timezone1 = CET
| utc_offset1 = +1
| timezone1_DST = CEST
| utc_offset1_DST = +2
| postal_code_type = Postal code
| postal_code = 251 66
| area_code_type =
| area_code =
| website = {{URL|https://www.mirosovice.cz/}}
| footnotes =
}}
Mirošovice is a municipality and village in Prague-East District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,500 inhabitants.
Etymology
The name is derived from the personal name Miroš, meaning "the village of Miroš's people".{{cite book |last=Profous|first=Antonín|title=Místní jména v Čechách III: M–Ř|url=https://mjc.ujc.cas.cz/search.php|page=93|year=1951|language=cs}}
Geography
Mirošovice is located about {{convert|19|km}} southeast of Prague. It lies in the Benešov Uplands. The highest point is at {{convert|415|m|ft|abbr=on}} above sea level. The stream Kunický potok flows through the municipality.
History
The first written mention of Mirošovice is from 1250.{{cite web |title=Základní informace|url=https://www.mirosovice.cz/obec-2/zakladni-informace/|publisher=Obec Mirošovice|language=cs|access-date=2023-03-11}}
Demographics
{{historical populations
|align=none|cols=3
|1869|408
|1880|357
|1890|403
|1900|415
|1910|423
|1921|436
|1930|712
|1950|744
|1961|777
|1970|757
|1980|728
|1991|780
|2001|824
|2011|1186
|2021|1465
|source=Censuses{{cite web |title=Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011|url=https://csu.gov.cz/produkty/historicky-lexikon-obci-1869-az-2015|publisher=Czech Statistical Office|language=cs|date=2015-12-21}}{{cite web |title=Population Census 2021: Population by sex|url=https://vdb.czso.cz/vdbvo2/faces/en/index.jsf?page=vystup-objekt-parametry&z=T&f=TABULKA&sp=A&skupId=4429&katalog=33515&pvo=SLD21001-OB-OK|work=Public Database|publisher=Czech Statistical Office|date=2021-03-27}}}}
Transport
The D1 motorway passes through the municipality. The I/3 road (part of European route E55) separates from it in Mirošovice.
Mirošovice is located on the railway line Prague–Benešov.{{cite web |title=Detail stanice Mirošovice u Prahy|url=https://www.cd.cz/stanice/mirosovice-u-prahy/5455036|publisher=České dráhy|language=cs|access-date=2024-02-10}}
Sights
Mirošovice is poor in monuments. The only cultural monument are the fragments of the Ježov Castle, located at the southern municipal border. It is a torso of a medieval castle which stood here from the 13th to the 15th century.{{cite web |title=Výsledky vyhledávání: Kulturní památky, obec Mirošovice|url=https://pamatkovykatalog.cz/uskp/podle-relevance/1/seznam/?kraj=20&okres=209&obec=538485&chranenoTed=1&hlObj=1&fulltext|work=Ústřední seznam kulturních památek|publisher=National Heritage Institute|language=cs|access-date=2024-07-19}}
References
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External links
{{commons category|Mirošovice}}
- {{official|https://www.mirosovice.cz/}}
{{Prague-East District}}
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