Lipcani () is a town in Briceni District, Moldova. It is also a border crossing between Moldova and Romania.
Overview
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.
Because of misspelling or translation difficulties, it is also referred to as: Lipcan, Lipcany, Lipkan, Lipkani, Lipchen, Lipcheny, Lipcheni, Lipcani Targ, Lipceni, Lipchany, Lypchany, Lipchani, Lipkamya, Lepkan, Lepkany, Lepkani, Lepcan, Lepcany, Lepcani, Linkani, Liptchani, Lipkane, Lipkon and Lipcon.
Timeline
June 17, 1429: The first historical mention of Lipcani. 1699: Some of the Kamieniec Lipka Tatars who remained loyal to the Ottoman Sultan after fighting for him were settled in a town in Bessarabia that became known as Lipcani. 1812: Lipcani and the rest of Bessarabia became a part of Russia. 1900: Population 4,410. Name: Lipkany, Khotin, Bessarabia, Russian Empire. 1904: By this year, there was already a railroad connecting Lipcani with Novoselitsy. 1905: Various parts of Bessarabia were subject to Anti-Jewish pogroms. August 1916: Romania entered WWI on the side of the Triple Entente against Austria-Hungary & Germany. March 2, 1918: The 2nd Cavalry Division of the Austro-Hungarian Army, who was originally subordinate to the Kosak Group and then to the 17th Army Corps and to the Ost-Armee, took Lipcani and Larga. They later moved to Odessa. : Bessarabia was still part of the Russian Empire, but after the Russian Revolution it declared itself an independent republic (Moldavian Democratic Republic). The regional National Council (Sfatul Țării) of the Moldavian Democratic Republic decided union with Romania on .