Veľký Lipník

Veľký Lipník
Veľký Lipník
Village
	Veľký Lipník
	Veľký Lipník Location of Veľký Lipník in Slovakia
	Coordinates: 49°22′N 20°31′E / 49.367°N 20.517°E
Country	Slovakia
Region	Prešov
District	Stará Ľubovňa
First mentioned	1338
Area
• Total	27.513 km2 (10.623 sq mi)
Elevation	580 m (1,900 ft)
Population
• Total	1,010
• Density	37/km2 (95/sq mi)

Veľký Lipník (Rusyn: Великый Липник, Ukrainian: Великий Липник, Hungarian: Nagyhársas) is a village and municipality in Stará Ľubovňa District in the Prešov Region of northern Slovakia. The village is traditionally inhabited by Rusyns, as one of their westernmost settlements. There is Greek Catholic church built in 1794.

History

In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1338. In the 15th or 16th century Vlachs settled here, who would later become Rusyns.^[1] Local Rusyns had prior to World War I many relationships with Lemkos from Ruś Szlachtowska.^[1]

The municipality lies at an altitude of 580 metres and covers an area of 27.513 km². It has a population of about 1010 people.

^ ^a ^b Józef Nyka (2010). Pieniny. Przewodnik. Latchorzew. p. 119. ISBN 978-83-60078-09-9.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)

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