Horná Mičiná (Hungarian: Felsőmicsinye) is a village and municipality of the Banská Bystrica District in the Banská Bystrica Region of Slovakia.[4]

Horná Mičiná
Village
View of the village with Protestant church
Location of Horná Mičiná in Slovakia
Coordinates: 48°42′N 19°13′E
Country	Slovakia
Region	Banská Bystrica
District	Banská Bystrica
First mentioned	1293
Area
• Total	15.69[1] km2 (6.06[1] sq mi)
Elevation	437[2] m (1,434[2] ft)
Population  (2021)
• Total	672[3]
Postal code	974 01[2]
Area code	+421 48[2]
Car plate	BB

History

In historical records, the village was first mentioned in 1293 (1293 terra Myka, 1300 terra comitis Mike, 1309 Lehatha, 1395 Mykelyhotha, Mykofalwa, 1402 Mykefalva, 1446 Micafalw, 1469 Miczinawess, 1521 Mitzina, 1523 Superior Mykelfalwa, 1567 Miczina), when it belonged to Count Mike (Michael). After on, it was possessed by Zvolen. In the 16th century, it belonged to local feudatory Micsinyey, and, later on, to the Benicky family.

People

• Ján Chalupka, dramatist

References

External links

• https://web.archive.org/web/20080111223415/http://www.statistics.sk/mosmis/eng/run.html
• http://www.e-obce.sk/obec/horna_micina/horna-micina.html
• http://www.tourist-channel.sk/horna-micina/

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