Lipany ('lindens;' ; , , 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 The Torysa River flows through the town. It is away from Sabinov, from Prešov and from Stará Ľubovňa.
Population
It has a population of people (31 December ).
Ethnicity
Religion
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)