Lipcani

Also known as Lipkon, Lipcany, Lipkany

Lipcani () is a town in Briceni District, Moldova. It is also a border crossing between Moldova and Romania.

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Place details

Locality: Lipcani
Region: Briceni
Country: Moldova
Population: 0

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Key facts

Settlement.name: Lipcani
Settlement.image_skyline: Lipcani, r-n Briceni, Republica Moldova St Katherine Church, Lipcani, Briceni Region, Republic of Moldova (50950935538).jpg
Settlement.imagesize: 295
Settlement.image_caption: Church in Lipcani
Settlement.image_flag: Drapelul orașului Lipcani, Moldova.jpg
Settlement.image_seal: Stema orașului Lipcani, Moldova.jpg
Settlement.pushpin_map: Moldova
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: bottom
Settlement.pushpin_mapsize: 300
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in Moldova
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: District
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Briceni District
Settlement.leader_title: Mayor
Settlement.leader_name: Dumenco Evghenii
Settlement.established_title: Established
Settlement.established_date: 1699
Settlement.unit_pref: Imperial

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Wikidata facts

Demonym: липканець
Population: 3569
Area: 11.87
Image: Lipcani, r-n Briceni, Republica Moldova St Katherine Church, Lipcani, Briceni Region, Republic of Moldova (50950938838).jpg
Dialing code: 247
Licence plate code: MD

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Commons category: Lipcani
inception: 1699-01-01
postal code: MD-4706
time of earliest written record: 1429-06-17
male population: 1800
female population: 1769

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Lipcani () is a town in Briceni District, Moldova. It is also a border crossing between Moldova and Romania.

== Overview == thumb|left|Bus stop with the name of the town Lipcani is located on the banks of the Prut river, which forms the border with Romania. The border with Ukraine (Criva border crossing point) is also only a few kilometers to the north. Lipcani is located in the Bessarabia region. The closest large urban centres are Chernivtsi in Ukraine, Suceava in Romania, and Bălți in Moldova. Lipcani is about from the Ukrainian city of Khotyn. The town is crossed by a small river called Medvedca.