Miková ( rue, Микова; ) is a

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and

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in Stropkov District in the

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of north-eastern

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History

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the

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

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, whose parents both emigrated from Miková in the early 20th century.

Geography

The

lies at an

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of 415 metres and covers an

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of 12.715 km². It has a

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of about 158 people.

Notable people

Julia Warhola Julia Warhola ( rue, Юлія Вархола; born Júlia Justína Zavacká ( rue, Юлія Юстінія Завацка); November 20, 1891 – November 22, 1972) was the mother of the American artist Andy Warhol. Life Warhola was born Júli ...

, artist, mother of the artists

and John Warhola, great-aunt of the artist James Warhola

References

External links

* * * https://web.archive.org/web/20071116010355/http://www.statistics.sk/mosmis/eng/run.html Villages and municipalities in Stropkov District {{Prešov-geo-stub