Žikava

Žikava () is a village and municipality in Zlaté Moravce District of the Nitra Region, in western-central Slovakia. In 2011 it had a population of 514 inhabitants.

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Slovak place.elevation_m: 274
Slovak place.name: Žikava
Slovak place.other_name: Zsikva
Slovak place.settlement_type: Municipality
Slovak place.image_skyline: Sycava Žikava Zsikva 1950.jpg
Slovak place.image_caption: Žikava in 1950
Slovak place.image_flag: Zikava-zlate_moravce-flag.svg
Slovak place.subdivision_type1: Region
Slovak place.subdivision_type2: District
Slovak place.subdivision_name2: Zlaté Moravce District
Slovak place.pushpin_map: Slovakia Nitra Region#Slovakia
Slovak place.pushpin_relief: 1
Slovak place.pushpin_map_caption: Location of Žikava in the Nitra Region##Location of Žikava in Slovakia
Slovak place.established_title: First mentioned
Slovak place.established_date: 1075
Slovak place.postal_code_type: Postal code
Slovak place.postal_code: 951 92
Slovak place.area_code: +421 37

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Official name: Žikava
Population: 534
Area: 11.290698
Elevation: 270
Official website: www.obec-zikava.sk
Image: Sycava Žikava Zsikva 1950.jpg
Dialing code: 037
Licence plate code: ZM

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Commons category: Žikava
postal code: 951 92
email address: mailto:[email protected]
time of earliest written record: 1075-00-00
native label: Žikava
inception: 1075-00-00

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Žikava () is a village and municipality in Zlaté Moravce District of the Nitra Region, 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).