Miková

Miková
Miková
Municipality
	Miková Location of Miková in the Prešov Region Miková Location of Miková in Slovakia
	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

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

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

"Hustota obyvateľstva - obce [om7014rr_ukaz: Rozloha (Štvorcový meter)]". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
"Základná charakteristika". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2015-04-17. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
"Počet obyvateľov podľa pohlavia - obce (ročne)". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.

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

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[area-1] "Hustota obyvateľstva - obce [om7014rr_ukaz: Rozloha (Štvorcový meter)]". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.

[base_info-2] "Základná charakteristika". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2015-04-17. Retrieved 2022-03-31.

[3] "Počet obyvateľov podľa pohlavia - obce (ročne)". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.