Mirošovice | |
Settlement Type: | Municipality |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | Central Bohemian |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Prague-East |
Pushpin Map: | Czech Republic |
Pushpin Relief: | 1 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in the Czech Republic |
Coordinates: | 49.91°N 14.7114°W |
Established Title: | First mentioned |
Established Date: | 1250 |
Area Total Km2: | 5.37 |
Elevation M: | 334 |
Population As Of: | 2024-01-01 |
Population Footnotes: | [1] |
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 |
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.
The name is derived from the personal name Miroš, meaning "the village of Miroš's people".[2]
Mirošovice is located about southeast of Prague. It lies in the Benešov Uplands. The highest point is at 415m (1,362feet) above sea level. The stream Kunický potok flows through the municipality.
The first written mention of Mirošovice is from 1250.[3]
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.[4]
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.[5]