Žikava
Village
Žikava is located in Slovakia
Žikava
Žikava
Location of Žikava in Slovakia
Coordinates: 48°26′40″N 18°23′00″E / 48.44444°N 18.38333°E / 48.44444; 18.38333
CountrySlovakia
RegionNitra
DistrictZlaté Moravce
First mentioned1075
Area
 • Total11.29[1] km2 (4.36[1] sq mi)
Elevation
274[2] m (899[2] ft)
Population
 (2021)
 • Total537[3]
Postal code
951 92[2]
Area code+421 37[2]
Car plateZM
Websitewww.e-obce.sk/obec/zikava/zikava.html

Žikava (Hungarian: Zsikva) is a village and municipality in Zlaté Moravce District of the Nitra Region, in western-central Slovakia. In 2011 it had a population of 514 inhabitants.

History

In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1075 : Sikula or Sichoua, Sichoa (in 1209), Sitva (1293), Zikawa (1773), Žikawa (1808). The Hungarian name is Zsikva (Phonetics : Sykava).

The village belongs to John Both de Bajna in 1492. A branch of this family will take the name of this village : the Both, next Burchad, Bélavary de Sykava.[4]

Geography

The municipality lies at an altitude of 281 metres and covers an area of 11.291 km². It has a population of 514 inhabitants.[5]

References

  1. 1 2 "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.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "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.
  4. ↑ Nagykanizsa - Romlottvár, George Szekér, 2007, Budapest
  5. ↑ "Trvalo bývajúce obyvateľstvo" (PDF) (in Slovak). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-10-12. Retrieved 2023-08-22.
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