Žikava

Municipality in Nitra Region, Slovakia

Žikava Zsikva
Municipality
Žikava in 1950
48°26′N 18°23′E / 48.44°N 18.38°E / 48.44; 18.38
Country	Slovakia
Region	Nitra Region
District	Zlaté Moravce District
First mentioned	1075
Area ^[1]
• Total	11.29 km² (4.36 sq mi)
Elevation ^[2]	274 m (899 ft)
Population (2021)^[3]
• Total	534
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	951 92^[2]
Area code	+421 37^[2]
Car plate	ZM
Website	www.obec-zikava.sk

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

^ "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.
^ ^a ^b ^c "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.
^ Nagykanizsa - Romlottvár, George Szekér, 2007, Budapest
^ "Trvalo bývajúce obyvateľstvo" (PDF) (in Slovak). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-10-12. Retrieved 2023-08-22.