Lipany ('lindens;' , , all lit. 'seven lindens') is a town in the Sabinov District, Preà ¡ov Region in northeastern Slovakia.
The first written mention about Lipany comes from 1312. It gained town privileges in the 16th century.
The Torysa River flows through the town. It is away from Sabinov, from Preà ¡ov and from Stará ýubovà Âa.
It has a population ofÃÂ people (31 December ).
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: