Poprad
Poprad | |
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City | |
From the top, Central Poprad, Renaissance bell tower, Tatra Gallery Central Poprad | |
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Flag Coat of arms | |
Poprad Location in Slovakia Poprad Poprad (Slovakia) | |
| Coordinates: 49°03′34″N 20°17′51″E / 49.05944°N 20.29750°E | |
| Country | Slovakia |
| Region | Prešov Region |
| District | Poprad District |
| First mentioned | 1250 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Anton Danko |
| Area | |
• Total | 63.10 km2 (24.36 sq mi) |
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| Elevation | 684 m (2,244 ft) |
| Population (2024) | |
• Total | 48,352 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 058 01 |
| Area code | +421 52 |
| Vehicle registration plate (until 2022) | PP |
| Website | poprad |
Poprad (Slovak: [ˈpɔprat] ⓘ; Hungarian: Poprád; German: Deutschendorf) is a city in northern Slovakia at the foot of the High Tatra Mountains, famous for its picturesque historic centre and as a holiday resort. The largest town of the Spiš region and the largest of all towns in the vicinity of the High Tatra Mountains in both Slovakia and Poland, Poprad is the tenth largest city in Slovakia, with a population of approximately 50,000.
The Poprad-Tatry Airport is an international airport located just outside the city. Poprad is also the starting point of the Tatra Electric Railway (known in Slovak as Tatranská elektrická železnica), a set of special narrow-gauge trains (trams) connecting the resorts in the High Tatras with each other and with Poprad. Mainline trains link Poprad to other destinations in Slovakia and beyond; in particular, there are through trains running from Poprad to Prague in the Czech Republic.