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Lipany ('lindens;' Hungarian: Héthárs, German: Siebenlinden, Latin: Septemtiliae all lit. 'seven lindens') is a town in the Sabinov District, Prešov Region in northeastern Slovakia.




History


The first written mention about Lipany comes from 1312. It gained town privileges in the 16th century.




Geography


Lipany lies at an altitude of 389 metres (1,276 ft) above sea level and covers an area of 12.648 square kilometres (4.9 sq mi). The Torysa River flows through the town. It is 12 km (7.46 mi) away from Sabinov, 29 km (18.02 mi) from Prešov and 35 km (21.75 mi) from Stará Ľubovňa.




Demographics


According to the 2001 census, the town had 6,130 inhabitants. 91.17% of inhabitants were Slovaks, 7.37% Roma, 0.33% Czechs, 0.31% Ukrainians and 0.28% Rusyns. The religious make-up was 89.61% Roman Catholics, 5.99% Greek Catholics, 2.38% people with no religious affiliation and 0.31% Lutherans.




Twin towns — sister cities


Lipany is twinned with:

Piwniczna-Zdrój, Poland
Muszyna, Poland
Strzyżów, Poland
Gmina Fajsławice, Poland
Jasło, Poland
Khust, Ukraine




People


Adam Zreľák, a football player, born here
Milan Gaľa, mayor of this town
Heinrich Neumann von Héthárs, born here
Pavol Šuhaj, a football player, born here
Stanislav Varga, a football player, born here




See also


ŠK Odeva Lipany
Sáros County




References






External links


Town website
Jewish Lipany (formerly Hethars, Hungary)

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