Lipany

Lipany
Town
The church in Lipany
Coat of arms
Lipany Location in Slovakia
Coordinates: 49°09′10″N 20°57′43″E
Country	Slovakia
Region	Prešov
District	Sabinov
First mentioned	1312
Government
• Mayor	Vladimír Jánošík
Area
• Total	12.66 km2 (4.89 sq mi)
	(2022)
Elevation	387 m (1,270 ft)
Population  (2022)
• Total	6,449
• Density	510/km2 (1,300/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	082 71
Area code	+421 54
Car plate	SB
Website	www.lipany.sk

Lipany ('lindens'; Hungarian: Héthárs; German: Siebenlinden; Latin: Septemtiliae, lit. 'seven lindens') is a town in the Prešov Region in Slovakia. About 6,400 people live there.

History

Lipany was first mentioned in 1312. In the 16th century, it got the town privileges.

Population

Population statistics (10 years)

Year:	1994	2004	2014	2024
Count:	5800	6302	6422	6450
Progress:		+8.65%	+1.90%	+0.43%

Population statistics

Year:	2023	2024
Count:	6451	6450
Progress:		-0.01%

Ethnic composition

Census 2021 (1+ %)

Ethnicity	Number	Fraction
Slovak	6172	95.24%
Romani	822	12.68%
Not found out	292	4.5%
Rusyn	106	1.63%
Total	6480

In year 2021 was 6480 people by ethnicity 6172 as Slovak, 822 as Romani, 292 as Not found out, 106 as Rusyn, 24 as Czech, 14 as Ukrainian, 13 as Other, 6 as Russian, 4 as Polish, 4 as German, 4 as Hungarian, 4 as Croatian, 2 as Italian and 2 as Austrian.

Note on populationThe difference between the population numbers above and in the census (here and below) is that the population numbers above are mostly made up of permanent residents, etc.; and the census should indicate the place where people actually mainly live.
For example, a student is a citizen of a village because he has permanent residence there (he lived there as a child and has parents), but most of the time he studies at a university in the city.

Religion

Census 2021 (1+ %)

Religion	Number	Fraction
Roman Catholic Church	5260	81.17%
Greek Catholic Church	423	6.53%
None	391	6.03%
Not found out	262	4.04%
Total	6480

In year 2021 was 6480 people by religion 5260 from Roman Catholic Church, 423 from Greek Catholic Church, 391 from None, 262 from Not found out, 46 from Apostolic Church, 29 from Evangelical Church, 26 from Eastern Orthodox Church, 14 from Ad hoc movements, 6 from Other, 5 from Christian Congregations in Slovakia, 4 from Paganism and natural spirituality, 4 from Other and not ascertained christian church, 3 from Jehovah's Witnesses, 3 from Buddhism, 1 from Old Catholic Church, 1 from Calvinist Church, 1 from Islam and 1 from United Methodist Church.

Geography

The elevation is 387 m. Its area is 12.648 km². The Torysa River flows through the town.

Other websites

• Official website (in Slovak)