Žikava

Žikava Zsikva
Municipality
Žikava in 1950
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Coordinates: 48°26′N 18°23′E / 48.44°N 18.38°E / 48.44; 18.38
Country	Slovakia
Region	Nitra Region
District	Zlaté Moravce District
First mentioned	1075
Area [1]
• Total	11.29 km2 (4.36 sq mi)
Elevation [3]	274 m (899 ft)
Population  (2024)[2]
• Total	534
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	951 92[3]
Area code	+421 37[3]
Vehicle registration plate (until 2022)	ZM
Website	www.obec-zikava.sk

Žikava (Hungarian: Zsikva) 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.

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).

The village belongs to John Both de Bajna in 1492. A branch of this family will take the name of this village : the Both, next Burchad, Bélavary de Sykava.^[4]

The municipality lies at an altitude of 274 metres (899 ft)^[3] and covers an area of 11.29 km² (4.36 sq mi) (2024).^[5]

It has a population of 534 people (31 December 2024).^[7]

In year 2021 was 528 people by ethnicity 504 as Slovak, 19 as Not found out, 4 as Czech, 3 as Austrian, 2 as Romani, 2 as Canadian, 2 as Other, 1 as Russian, 1 as Polish and 1 as Hungarian.

Note on population: The difference between the population numbers above and in the census (here and below) is that the population numbers above are mostly made up of permanent residents, etc.; and the census should indicate the place where people actually mainly live.
For example, a student is a citizen of a village because they have permanent residence there (they lived there as a child and has parents), but most of the time he studies at a university in the city.

In year 2021 was 528 people by religion 436 from Roman Catholic Church, 53 from None, 23 from Not found out, 7 from Apostolic Church, 4 from Greek Catholic Church, 2 from Other, 1 from Calvinist Church, 1 from Other and not ascertained christian church and 1 from Ad hoc movements.