Miková

Municipality in Slovakia

49°18′N 21°50′E / 49.300°N 21.833°E / 49.300; 21.833Country

SlovakiaRegionPrešovDistrictStropkovFirst mentioned1390Area

• Total12.71^[2] km² (4.91^[2] sq mi)Elevation

369^[3] m (1,211^[3] ft)Population

(2021)

• Total137^[1]Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

090 24^[3]

Area code+421 54^[3]Car plateSPWebsitewww.mikova.sk

Miková (Rusyn: Микова; Hungarian: Mikó) is a village and municipality in Stropkov District in the Prešov Region of north-eastern Slovakia.

History

In historical records the village 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 Andy Warhol, whose parents both emigrated from Miková in the early 20th century.

Geography

The municipality lies at an altitude of 415 metres and covers an area of 12.715 km². It has a population of about 158 people.

Notable people

Julia Warhola, artist, mother of the artists Andy Warhol and John Warhola, grandmother of the artist James Warhola

References

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^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Základná charakteristika". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2015-04-17. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
^ ^a ^b "Hustota obyvateľstva - obce". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.