Mírov () is a municipality and village in

Šumperk District Šumperk District () is a Okres, district in the Olomouc Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is the town of Šumperk. Administrative division Šumperk District is divided into three Districts of the Czech Republic#Municipalities with extende ...

in the

Olomouc Region Olomouc Region (; , ; ) is an administrative unit () of the Czech Republic, located in the north-western and central part of its historical region of Moravia (''Morava'') and in a small part of the historical region of Czech Silesia (''České Sl ...

of the

Czech Republic The Czech Republic, also known as Czechia, and historically known as Bohemia, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Austria to the south, Germany to the west, Poland to the northeast, and Slovakia to the south ...

. It has about 400 inhabitants. It is known for its high-security and maximum security prison.

Geography

Mírov is located about southwest of Šumperk and northwest of

Olomouc Olomouc (; ) is a city in the Czech Republic. It has about 103,000 inhabitants, making it the Statutory city (Czech Republic), sixth largest city in the country. It is the administrative centre of the Olomouc Region. Located on the Morava (rive ...

. It lies in the Zábřeh Highlands. The highest point is a hill at above sea level. The Mírovka Stream flows through the municipality.

History

The first written mention of Mírov is from 1266. A medieval castle from the mid-12th century in Mírov was rebuilt into a Baroque fortress in 1684. It served as the occasional seat of the Olomouc archbishop until 1741, when it was looted by

Prussia Prussia (; ; Old Prussian: ''Prūsija'') was a Germans, German state centred on the North European Plain that originated from the 1525 secularization of the Prussia (region), Prussian part of the State of the Teutonic Order. For centuries, ...

n army. In 1750, the fortress was rebuilt into a prison. In 1850, the prison was bought by the state, a neo-Gothic reconstruction was carried out and a state prison was set up there. From 1980 to 1990, Mírov was a municipal part of Mohelnice.

Demographics

Economy

Today, the castle serves as a high-security and maximum security prison. It has a capacity of 381 prisoners. With about 250 employees, it is the main employer in Mírov.

Transport

The I/35 road (part of the European route E442) passes through the municipality. It replaces the unfinished section of the D35 motorway from

to the

Hradec Králové Region Hradec Králové Region (, ) is an administrative unit () of the Czech Republic located in the north-eastern part of the historical region of Bohemia. It is named after its capital Hradec Králové. The region neighbours the Pardubice Region in t ...

Sights

The main landmark and the most important historic monument is the neo-Gothic castle with the Church of Saint Mary Magdalene. The Baroque church was built in 1664–1687.

Notable people

* Karl Michael von Levetzow (1871–1945), German poet and librettist; died here * Hugo Sonnenschein (1889–1953), Austrian writer; died here * Štefan Tiso (1897–1959), Slovak politician and lawyer; died here * János Esterházy (1901–1957), Hungarian politician; died here

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Mirov Villages in Šumperk District