Horná Mičiná () is a

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and

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of the

Banská Bystrica District Banská Bystrica District () is a district in the Banská Bystrica Region of central Slovakia. Until 1918, the area belonged to the county of Zvolen within the Kingdom of Hungary The Kingdom of Hungary was a monarchy in Central Europe that ...

in the

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History

In historical records, the village was first mentioned in 1293 (1293 ''terra Myka'', 1300 ''terra comitis Mike'', 1309 ''Lehatha'', 1395 ''Mykelyhotha'', ''Mykofalwa'', 1402 ''Mykefalva'', 1446 ''Micafalw'', 1469 ''Miczinawess'', 1521 ''Mitzina'', 1523 ''Superior Mykelfalwa'', 1567 ''Miczina''), when it belonged to Count Mike (

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). After on, it was possessed by

Zvolen Zvolen (; ; ) is a city in central Slovakia, situated on the confluence of Hron and Slatina rivers. It is famous for several historical and cultural attractions. It is surrounded by Poľana mountain from the East, by Kremnické vrchy from the ...

. In the 16th century, it belonged to local feudatory Micsinyey, and, later on, to the Benicky family.

People

Ján Chalupka Ján Chalupka (28 October 1791 - 15 July 1871) was a Slovak dramatist, playwright, publicist and Evangelical pastor. Life He was born in Horná Mičiná, into the family of Evangelical pastor Adam Chalupka, and was not the only member who cho ...

, dramatist

References

External links

*https://web.archive.org/web/20080111223415/http://www.statistics.sk/mosmis/eng/run.html *http://www.e-obce.sk/obec/horna_micina/horna-micina.html *http://www.tourist-channel.sk/horna-micina/ Villages and municipalities in Banská Bystrica District {{BanskáBystrica-geo-stub