Mirotice ( Czech Mirotice , former German. Mirotitz ) is a city in the south of the Czech Republic , in the Pisek region of the South Bohemian Region .
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| Mirotice | |||||
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| Mirotice | |||||
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| A country |  Czech | ||||
| Edge | South Bohemian | ||||
| Area | Pisek | ||||
| Headman | Milan Brunzlik | ||||
| History and geography | |||||
| Based | XIII century | ||||
| First mention | 1254 | ||||
| Former names | Mirotitz | ||||
| Square | 25.53 km² | ||||
| Center height | 412 m | ||||
| Timezone | UTC + 1 , in the summer UTC + 2 | ||||
| Population | |||||
| Population | 1,216 people ( 2013 ) | ||||
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| Postcode | 398 01 | ||||
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| Official site | http://miroticko.webnode.cz/ | ||||
Located 14 km north-west of Pisek .
The population of 1,216 inhabitants on January 1, 2013 .
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History
It originated in the second half of the 13th century around the Church of St. Elias. The first written records refer to 1254. The town of Mirotice served as a bridgehead on the royal trade route leading from Passau to Prague .
He suffered greatly during the Hussite Wars and was almost completely destroyed at the end of the Thirty Years War (1639-1648).
Demographics
| Year | 1970 | 1980 | 1991 | 2001 | 2003 |
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| Number of inhabitants | 1,382 | 1 264 | 1,154 | 1 104 | 1 114 |
Famous natives and residents
- Aleš, Mikoláš (1852–1913) - Czech artist and illustrator. One of the largest Czech artists of the XIX century.
- Schack, Benedict (1758–1826) - Austrian singer (tenor) and opera composer.
Links
- Site of Miroice (Czech)