Mirosławiec

Mirosławiec

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Mirosławiec
Coordinates: 53°20′38″N 16°5′14″E / 53.34389°N 16.08722°E / 53.34389; 16.08722
Country  Poland
Voivodeship West Pomeranian
County Wałcz
Gmina Mirosławiec
Area
  Total 2.13 km2 (0.82 sq mi)
Population (2006)
  Total 2,633
  Density 1,200/km2 (3,200/sq mi)
Postal code 78-650

Mirosławiec [mʲirɔˈswavʲɛt͡s] (German: Märkisch Friedland; Kashubian: Frédlądk) is a town in Wałcz County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland, with 4,837 inhabitants (2007).

The 12th Air Base of the Polish Air Force is located 5 kilometres (3 miles) north of the town.

People

  • 1313 Brothers von Knobelsdorff<> Founders of Märkisch Friedland
  • Akiva Eiger (1761-1837) Eisenstadt, became Rabbi in Märkisch Friedland, West Prussia
  • Heinrich von Friedberg (1813–1895), jurist and statesman
  • Philipp Phoebus (1804–1880), German physician

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Coordinates: 53°20′N 16°06′E / 53.333°N 16.100°E / 53.333; 16.100

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