| Lípa | |
| Settlement Type: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Vysočina |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Havlíčkův Brod |
| Pushpin Map: | Czech Republic |
| Pushpin Relief: | 1 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in the Czech Republic |
| Coordinates: | 49.5542°N 15.5447°W |
| Established Title: | First mentioned |
| Established Date: | 1351 |
| Area Total Km2: | 14.70 |
| Elevation M: | 505 |
| Population As Of: | 2024-01-01 |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Population Total: | 1175 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone1: | CET |
| Utc Offset1: | +1 |
| Timezone1 Dst: | CEST |
| Utc Offset1 Dst: | +2 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal codes |
| Postal Code: | 580 01, 582 53, 582 57 |
Lípa is a municipality and village in Havlíčkův Brod District in the Vysočina Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,200 inhabitants.
The villages of Chválkov, Dobrohostov and Petrkov are administrative parts of Lípa.
The name literally means 'linden'.
Lípa is located about 6km (04miles) south of Havlíčkův Brod and 17km (11miles) north of Jihlava. The northern part of the municipal territory lies in the Upper Sázava Hills, the southern part lies in the Křemešník Highlands. The highest point is at 599m (1,965feet) above sea level. The Žabinec Stream flows along the eastern municipal border.
The first written mention of Lípa is from 1351.[2]
Lípa is located on the railway line Havlíčkův Brod–Humpolec.[3]
The most valuable building is the small castle in Petrkov. It was originally a fortress, first documented in 1540, which was rebuilt in the first half of the 18th century. Bohuslav Reynek was born in this house.[4]
The landmark of the village of Lípa is a Marian column from 1760.[5]