Žikava () is a village and
municipality
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality' ...
in
Zlaté Moravce District
Zlaté Moravce District (Slovak: ''okres Zlaté Moravce'') is a district in the Nitra Region of western Slovakia. Located in lowhills area, the industry is concentrated mostly in district seat town Zlaté Moravce, which is also the largest town in ...
of the
Nitra Region
The Nitra Region (, ; ) is one of the administrative regions of Slovakia. It was first established in 1923 and from 1996 exists in its present borders. It consists of seven districts () and 354 municipalities, from which 16 have a town status. T ...
, 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.
Geography
The
municipality
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The term ''municipality' ...
lies at an altitude of 281 metres and covers an area of 11.291 km². It has a population of 514 inhabitants.
References
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Villages and municipalities in Zlaté Moravce District