Lipník nad Bečvou consists of five municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census):[2] Lipník nad Bečvou is located about 12 kilometres (7 mi) northeast of Přerov and 23 km (14 mi) southeast of Olomouc.

A small northeastern part of the municipal territory extends into the Nízký Jeseník mountain range and contains the highest point of Lipník nad Bečvou, which is the hill Juřacka at 589 metres (1,932 ft) above sea level.

It was a settlement on an important trade route that passed through the Moravian Gate and led to Silesia.

Between 1256 and 1266, Drahotuš Castle was founded on a nearby hill and Lipník became the economic centre of the newly established estate.

King John of Bohemia bought Lipník probably from Duke Nicholas I and then sold the estate to the lords of Kravaře in 1325.

In the 16th century, owned by the Pernsteins, Lipník experienced economic growth and general prosperity.

[3][4] In 1580, Lipník was obtained by marriage by Peter Vok of Rosenberg, but he was forced to sell it to the Bruntálský of Vrbno family in 1593.

The properties of the Bruntálský of Vrbno family were confiscated after Bohemian Revolt, and the town was acquired by Cardinal Franz von Dietrichstein.

[3] The plague epidemic of 1623–1624 and the Thirty Years' War caused a significant decline in population and economic losses.

[8] Lipník nad Bečvou has a valuable historic core with highly preserved original layout.

The tower, today 52 metres (171 ft) high, was raised in 1596 and embellished with a Renaissance arcade gallery.