Mücka

Mücka/Mikow
Location of Mücka/Mikow within Görlitz district
Mücka/Mikow
Mücka/Mikow
Coordinates: 51°19′N 14°42′E / 51.317°N 14.700°E / 51.317; 14.700
CountryGermany
StateSaxony
DistrictGörlitz
Municipal assoc.Diehsa
Subdivisions3
Government
  Mayor (202229) Uwe Blättner
Area
  Total
24.31 km2 (9.39 sq mi)
Elevation
142 m (466 ft)
Population
 (2023-12-31)
  Total
961
  Density40/km2 (100/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
02906
Dialling codes035893
Vehicle registrationGR, LÖB, NOL, NY, WSW, ZI

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

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:

  • 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.