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Miková (Rusyn: Микова; Hungarian: Mikó) is a village and municipality in Stropkov District in the Prešov Region of north-eastern Slovakia.

Miková
Municipality
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Coordinates: 49°18′N 21°50′E
Country	Slovakia
Region	Prešov
District	Stropkov
First mentioned	1390
Area
• Total	12.71[1] km2 (4.91[1] sq mi)
Elevation	369[2] m (1,211[2] ft)
Population  (2021)
• Total	137[3]
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	090 24[2]
Area code	+421 54[2]
Car plate	SP
Website	www.mikova.sk

History

In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1390. It was known as Mikova until 1899.

The village is perhaps best known as the ancestral village of the American artist Andy Warhol, whose parents both emigrated from Miková in the early 20th century.

Geography

The municipality lies at an altitude of 415 metres and covers an area of 12.715 km². It has a population of about 158 people.

Notable people

• Julia Warhola, artist, mother of the artists Andy Warhol and John Warhola, great-aunt of the artist James Warhola

References

External links

• Media related to Miková at Wikimedia Commons
• Official website
• https://web.archive.org/web/20071116010355/http://www.statistics.sk/mosmis/eng/run.html

На других языках

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[de] Miková

Miková (russinisch Микова/Mikowa; ungarisch Mikó – bis 1907 Mikova; deutsch Nickeshau) ist eine Gemeinde im Nordosten der Slowakei mit 139 Einwohnern (Stand 31. Dezember 2020), die zum Okres Stropkov, einem Kreis des Prešovský kraj gehört.

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- [en] Miková

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