Lipiany

For other places with the same name, see Lipiany (disambiguation).
Lipiany

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Lipiany
Coordinates: 53°0′1″N 14°57′31″E / 53.00028°N 14.95861°E / 53.00028; 14.95861
Country  Poland
Voivodeship West Pomeranian
County Pyrzyce
Gmina Lipiany
Area
  Total 5.5 km2 (2.1 sq mi)
Elevation 54 m (177 ft)
Population (2006)
  Total 4,124, actual (July 2,011) 6,393.
Postal code 74-240
Website http://www.lipiany.pl

Lipiany [lʲiˈpʲanɨ] (German: Lippehne) is a town in the West Pomeranian Voivodeship of Poland, with 4,156 inhabitants (2004). Prior to 1945 it belonged to Germany as part of Landkreis Soldin in the Prussian Province of Brandenburg. After the Potsdam Agreement the ethnic German population was expelled and their property confiscated.

International relations

Twin towns — Sister cities

Lipiany is twinned with:


Coordinates: 53°00′N 14°57′E / 53.000°N 14.950°E / 53.000; 14.950


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