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Lipcani
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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
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Lipcani, r-n Briceni, Republica Moldova St Katherine Church, Lipcani, Briceni Region, Republic of Moldova (50950935538).jpg
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295
Settlement.image_caption
Church in Lipcani
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Drapelul orașului Lipcani, Moldova.jpg
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Stema orașului Lipcani, Moldova.jpg
Settlement.pushpin_map
Moldova
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bottom
Settlement.pushpin_mapsize
300
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Location in Moldova
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
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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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Encyclopedic overview

8 sections
Contents
  • Overview
  • Timeline
  • Current information
  • Books
  • Notable people
  • Locations of other towns called Lipcani (or similar)
  • References
  • External links

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.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Lipcani” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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