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Lipscani is a street and a district of Bucharest, Romania, which from the Middle Ages to the early 19th century was the most important commercial area of the city and Wallachia. It is located near the ruins of the old Princely Court built by Vlad III the Impaler.

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Street.name
Lipscani
Street.image
File:Strada Lipscani 18-20 București (2023) - img 04.jpg
Street.caption
Lipscani Street in front of the in 2023
Street.former_names
Ulița Mare (Broad Lane) – until 1750
Street.namesake
Leipzig
Street.length_m
970
Street.terminus_a
Anghel Saligny Street (Sector 5)
Street.terminus_b
Calea Moșilor (Sector 3)
Street.completion_date
1589
Street.known_for
Nightlife
Street.status
Pedestrianised

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Lipscani
street address
Str. Lipscani, între Calea Victoriei și str. Jacques Elias sector 3, 5, municipiul București
name in native language
Lipscani
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Lipscani is a street and a district of Bucharest, Romania, which from the Middle Ages to the early 19th century was the most important commercial area of the city and Wallachia. It is located near the ruins of the old Princely Court built by Vlad III the Impaler.

==History== It was named after Leipzig (Lipsca in 17th century Romanian), as that was the origin of many of the wares that could be found on the main street. The word lipscan (singular of lipscani) meant trader who brought his wares from Western Europe.

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