| Žikava | |
| Other Name: | Zsikva |
| Settlement Type: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Zlaté Moravce District |
| Pushpin Map: | Slovakia Nitra Region#Slovakia |
| Pushpin Relief: | 1 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Žikava in the Nitra Region##Location of Žikava in Slovakia |
| Coordinates: | 48.44°N 18.38°W |
| Established Title: | First mentioned |
| Established Date: | 1075 |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 11.29 |
| Elevation Footnotes: | [2] |
| Elevation M: | 274 |
| Population Footnotes: | [3] |
| Population Total: | 534 |
| Timezone1: | CET |
| Utc Offset1: | +1 |
| Timezone1 Dst: | CEST |
| Utc Offset1 Dst: | +2 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 951 92 |
| Area Code: | +421 37 |
| Blank Name: | Car plate |
| Blank Info: | ZM |
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 281 metres and covers an area of 11.291 km². It has a population of 514 inhabitants.[5]