Lipany
Lipany 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 above sea level and covers an area of. The Torysa River flows through the town. It is away from Sabinov, from Prešov and 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.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
