Mirsk

Mirsk () is a town in Lwówek County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It is the seat of the administrative district (gmina) called Gmina Mirsk, close to the Czech border. It is situated on the upper Kwisa river north of the Jizera Mountains, within the historic region of Lower Silesia. As of 2019, the town has a population of 3,886.

==History== thumb|left|upright|Gothic architecture|Gothic-Renaissance Church of the Annunciation of Mary The settlement arose in the 13th century where the medieval trade route from Hirschberg (Jelenia Góra) to Zittau crossed the border with Upper Lusatia. As a result of the fragmentation of Poland, in 1319 it became part the small Piast-ruled Duchy of Jawor. It was granted town privileges modelled after nearby Löwenberg (Lwówek Śląski) by the Duke Henry I of Jawor in 1337 (according to other sources in 1329). Upon the death of his successor Duke Bolko II the Small in 1368, it passed to the Bohemian Crown and was enfeoffed to the noble House of Schaffgotsch in 1425. In 1431 it was successfully defended against the Hussites. An annual fair took place in the town from 1521. The town was one of the largest centers of linen cloth production in Silesia, as of the late 16th century. During the Thirty Years' War, troops from various countries plundered the town as many as 31 times.