Mücka

Mücka (German) or Mikow (Upper Sorbian, pronounced [ˈmʲikɔf]) is a municipality in the district of Görlitz, Saxony, Germany.

Mücka/Mikow
Municipality
Coat of arms
Location of Mücka/Mikow within Görlitz district
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Coordinates: 51°19′N 14°42′E
Country	Germany
State	Saxony
District	Görlitz
Municipal assoc.	Diehsa
Subdivisions	3
Government
• Mayor (2022–29)	Uwe Blättner[1]
Area
• Total	24.31 km2 (9.39 sq mi)
Elevation	142 m (466 ft)
Population  (2023-12-31)[2]
• Total	961
• Density	40/km2 (100/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	02906
Dialling codes	035893
Vehicle registration	GR, LÖB, NOL, NY, WSW, ZI

The municipality is part of the recognized Sorbian settlement area in Saxony. Upper Sorbian has an official status next to German, all villages bear names in both languages.

Four villages are in the municipality; names in German and Upper Sorbian, populations as of 2022:^[3]

• Mücka/Mikow, 608 inhabitants
• Förstgen/Dołha Boršć, 228 inh.
• Förstgen-Ost/Dołha Boršć-Wuchod, 101 inh. – the village's traditional name is Oelsa/Wolšina
• Leipgen/Lipinki, 34 inh.

History and notable places

The area is within the UNESCO Biosphere Reserve Upper Lausitz Heath and Pond Landscape [de; hsb],^[4] part of the World Network of Biosphere Reserves.^[4]

The Church of Förstgen/Dołha Boršć dates from the 16th century.^[5] Förstgen/Dołha Boršć was initially in the parish of Baruth/Bart. The church was damaged in the Second World War. After renovations, it officially reopened in 1955.^[5]

In the time of the GDR, the areas of the present municipality were in the district/Kreis Niesky in the Bezirk Dresden. The municipality of Mücka/Mikow was created in 1994.

Mücka/Mikow train station is on the Węgliniec–Roßlau railway.

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  Former Mehling water mill on Bautzener Straße
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  Town hall
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  Church of Förstgen/Dołha Boršć