District Šumperk Elevation 395 m Local time Thursday 5:29 PM | Postal code 789 53 Area 13.59 km² Population 419 (2006) | |
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Weather 9°C, Wind N at 5 km/h, 80% Humidity | ||
Mírov (German Mürau) is a village and municipality (obec) in Šumperk District in the Olomouc Region of the Czech Republic.
Map of 789 01 M%C3%ADrov, Czechia
The municipality covers an area of 13.59 square kilometres (5.25 sq mi), and has a population of 419 (as at 3 July 2006).
Mírov lies approximately 22 kilometres (14 mi) south-west of Šumperk, 38 km (24 mi) north-west of Olomouc, and 177 km (110 mi) east of Prague.
The maximum security Mírov Prison is located in an old castle above the village. Famous inmates held there include a controvert ethnic Hungarian politician János Esterházy, and Prime Minister of the Slovak Republic 1944–45 Štefan Tiso.
References
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