Mücka ( German) or hsb, Mikow, italics=no, label=none (

Upper Sorbian Upper Sorbian (), occasionally referred to as "Wendish", is a minority language spoken by Sorbs in Germany in the historical province of Upper Lusatia, which is today part of Saxony. It is grouped in the West Slavic language branch, together ...

, ) is a municipality in the district of Görlitz, Saxony, Germany. The municipality is part of the recognized Sorbian settlement area in Saxony.

has an official status next to German, all villages bear names in both languages. Four villages are in the municipality; names in German and Upper Sorbian, populations as of 2022:Bevölkerung der Gemeinden Sachsens am 31. Dezember 2022
Statistisches Landesamt des Freistaates Sachsen * Mücka/Mikow, 608 inhabitants * Förstgen/Dołha Boršć, 228 inh. * Förstgen-Ost/Dołha Boršć-Wuchod, 101 inh. – the village's traditional name is Oelsa/Wolšina * Leipgen/Lipinki, 34 inh.

History and notable places

The area is within the UNESCO , part of the World Network of Biosphere Reserves. The Church of Förstgen/Dołha Boršć dates from the 16th century. Förstgen/Dołha Boršć was initially in the parish of Baruth/Bart. The church was damaged in the Second World War. After renovations, it officially reopened in 1955.Die Kirche in Förstgen in der Lausitz in Sachsen
''sachsen-lausitz.de'' In the time of the

GDR East Germany, officially the German Democratic Republic (GDR; german: Deutsche Demokratische Republik, , DDR, ), was a country that existed from its creation on 7 October 1949 until its dissolution on 3 October 1990. In these years the state ...

, the areas of the present municipality were in the district/''Kreis'' Niesky in the ''Bezirk'' Dresden. The municipality of Mücka/Mikow was created in 1994. Mücka/Mikow train station is on the Węgliniec–Roßlau railway. File:Mikow Młyn 2.JPG, Former Mehling water mill on Bautzener Straße File:Muecka Herrenhaus.jpg, Town hall File:Kirche Förstgen März 2018 (7).jpg, Church of Förstgen/Dołha Boršć

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* Populated places in Görlitz (district) {{Görlitz-geo-stub