| Liptovský Ján | |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Etymology: | church dedicated to St. John |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Slovakia |
| Subdivision Type2: | Region |
| Subdivision Name2: | Žilina |
| Subdivision Type3: | District |
| Subdivision Name3: | Liptovský Mikuláš |
| Pushpin Map: | Slovakia |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Liptovský Ján in Slovakia |
| Coordinates: | 49.05°N 60°W |
| Established Title: | First mentioned |
| Established Date: | 1327 |
| Area Total Km2: | 67.77[1] |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 26.17 |
| Elevation M: | 635[2] |
| Elevation Ft: | 2,083 |
| Population Total: | 1085[3] |
| Population Density Km2: | 16.11[4] |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 6.22 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 031 03 |
| Area Code: | +421 44 |
| Blank Name: | Car plate |
| Blank Info: | LM |
| Website: | www.liptovskyjan.sk |
Liptovský Ján (pronounced as /sk/; hu|Szentiván) is a spa village and municipality in Liptovský Mikuláš District in the Žilina Region of northern Slovakia.
The village was first mentioned in 1263 in historical records. Its traditional name was Sv. Ján, "St. John" (Latin: Sanctus Johannes, Hungarian: Sz.-János, later Szent-Ivány), after the local church. "Saint" was removed by the communist authorities in 1960.[5] Before the establishment of independent Czechoslovakia in 1918, Liptovský Ján was part of Liptó County within the Kingdom of Hungary. From 1939 to 1945, it was part of the Slovak Republic.
In the region is about 23 mineral springs, some of them are hot springs. The most popular is Teplica spring, also called Kaďa, it contains about 830 milligrams of sulfates per liter. Mineral waters are used for drinking and thermal water swimming pools are open to the public.[6]
The municipality lies at an altitude of 654 metres and covers an area of 67.774 km². It has a population of about 819.