Miková
Miková or Mikó (település) in Hungarian, is a village and municipality in the former Eperjes County (http://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eperjesi_ker%C3%BClet) of the Kingdom of Hungary. The area was transferred to the newly formed Czechoslovakia in 1920 following the Treaty of Trianon. Today, it is in the Stropkov District in the Prešov Region of north-eastern Slovakia.
[edit] History
In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1390 and again by Hungarian ethnographer Vályi András.
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.
[edit] 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.
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Coordinates: 49°18′N 21°50′E / 49.3°N 21.833°E
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