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Poprad District
Poprad District (''okres Poprad'') is a district in the Prešov Region of eastern Slovakia. The district had been established in 1923 and from 1996 exists in its current borders. It consists of 29 municipalities, from which three have a town status. Its seat, cultural and economic center is Poprad, the largest city. Main economic branches are industry and tourism. In Poprad district is located mountain range High Tatras The High Tatras or High Tatra Mountains ( Slovak: Vysoké Tatry; pl, Tatry Wysokie; rue, Высокі Татри,'' Vysoki Tatry''; hu, Magas-Tátra; german: Hohe Tatra; french: Hautes Tatras), are a mountain range along the border of norther ..., top tourist attraction in Slovakia. Municipalities References Districts of Slovakia {{Prešov-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Districts Of Slovakia
An okres (in English district) is an administrative unit in Slovakia. It is a second-tier territorial administrative unit, below a Regions of Slovakia, Region in standing, and superior to a municipality. Each district contains at least several municipalities. The cities of Bratislava and Košice are the only cities in Slovakia divided into internal urban districts, with five in Bratislava, and four in Košice. These urban districts are then further divided into smaller boroughs (which serve a function analogous to municipalities in typical districts). All other districts are larger in size and also include rural areas, and rural as well as urban municipalities. Each of these more typical districts has an urban centre serving as the seat of the district, usually the largest town (or the only town) of a given district. Rural municipalities are not legally allowed to become district seats. Map of current Slovak districts Characteristics Several districts form a "Region" (Slova ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liptovská Teplička
Liptovská Teplička is a large village and municipality in Poprad District in the Prešov Region of northern Slovakia. Geography The municipality lies at an elevation of 919 metres (3,015 ft) and covers an area of 98.69 km² (38.10 mi²). It has a population of about 2270 people. History In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1634. Settled probably before 1612 when the village Pohorelá (with that it shares the origins) was first mentioned in written records. The name Teplička (or its Hungarian transcript Teplicska) used till around 1920 when the adjective Liptovská (related to the Liptov region) had been added to distinguish it from other villages with the same name in Slovakia. A new road connecting the village with Poprad was built after World War II, and in the subsequent change of administrative divisions in 1960, the village has been integrated to the Poprad District of the then Eastern-Slovakian region, since 1996 Prešov Region. (The t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tatranská Javorina
Tatranská Javorina ( pl, Jaworzyna Tatrzańska, Hungarian: ''Tátrajavorina'') is a village in Poprad District in the Prešov Region of northern Slovakia. Geography The municipality lies at an altitude of 1000 metres and covers an area of 94.041 km². It has a population of about 230 people. It is located by the Javorová Valley in the Tatra Mountains at the Polish border. History The beginnings of the municipality are in the 18th century. The name of the village stems from the former maple (Slovak: ''javor'') forests, after which some geographical objects were named (brook Javorinka, Javorová Valley and Javorový štít). Between 1918 and 1921 the Polish government several times wanted to make the village as well as adjacent Tatra valleys part of Poland, later on the Poles negotiated with Czechoslovakia about change of the border, but unsuccessfully. On November 1, 1938, after the Munich Agreement, Poland took control over the village. It was captured by the Slovaks in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Svit
Svit ( hu, Szvit) ( pl, Świt) is a small town in Poprad District in the Prešov Region in northern Slovakia. It lies west of the city of Poprad, at the foothills of the High Tatras. History Svit is one of the youngest Slovak towns. It was established in 1934 by business industrialist Jan Antonín Baťa of Zlín, Czechoslovakia (now Czech Republic) through his organization Baťa a.s., Zlin in accordance with his policy of setting up villages around the country for his workers. As a boy, Jan Baťa saw the poverty and sickness of his fellow countrymen. He wanted to change this by creating cities full of the most modern factories and filled with the best (and happiest) workers in Europe. The Baťa System under Jan's administration brought prosperity first to Moravia, and later Slovakia and Bohemia. It was Jan's policy for full employment that drove him to create each Baťa town for a different purpose: Shoes, Rubber and Tires, Textiles, Airplanes, Chemicals, Plastics, Media, Stockin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Švábovce
Švábovce is a village and municipality in Poprad District in the Prešov Region of northern Slovakia. History In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1268. Geography The municipality lies at an altitude of 639 metres and covers an area of 9.174 km². It has a population of about 1478 people. Economy and infrastructure Švábovce is partially a bedroom community for the Poprad Poprad (; hu, 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. It is the biggest town of the Spiš region and the ten .... It is a modern village with ongoing construction of new dwellings. Cultural sightseeings are classical evangelical and gothic catholic churches. References External links *http://svabovce.e-obce.sk *http://www.svabovce.ocu.sk/ Villages and municipalities in Poprad District {{Prešov-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Šuňava
Šuňava is a village and municipality in Poprad District in the Prešov Region of northern Slovakia. Geography The municipality lies at an altitude of 871 metres and covers an area of 26.406 km². It has a population Population typically refers to the number of people in a single area, whether it be a city or town, region, country, continent, or the world. Governments typically quantify the size of the resident population within their jurisdiction using a ... of about 1900 people. History In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1269. Infrastructure and economy In the village is a gym hall and a central park. Šuňava is known for producing concrete blocks. Rerefences External linksOfficial homepage Villages and municipalities in Poprad District {{Prešov-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Štrba
Štrba is a village in the Poprad District, Prešov Region, northern Slovakia. It is situated in the Sub-Tatra Basin, which separates the High Tatras and Low Tatras at the European continental divide between the Baltic and the Black Sea. It is approximately 16 km (10 mi.) west of the city of Poprad. Etymology Slovak ''Štrba'', ''Štrbina''—a narrow place (a gap, a cleft, etc.). The name is probably related to an old trade route between Liptov and Spiš. The Hungarian (1321 ''Csorba/Chorba'') and the German name (1431 ''Tschirban'') come from the Slovak. History Historical records first mention Štrba in 1280 as a medieval village of The Kingdom of Hungary. The village owns the lands around the mountain glacial lake, and now resort, of Štrbské pleso, to which it gave its name. Locals had started to profit from the construction of High Tatras facilities at the end of 19th century. Geography The municipality lies at an altitude of 829 metres and covers an area of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Štôla
Štôla is a village and small municipality in Poprad District in the Prešov Region of northern Slovakia. It lies on the foothills of High Tatras. History In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1330. Geography The municipality lies at an altitude of 840 metres and covers an area of 2.555 km². It has a population Population typically refers to the number of people in a single area, whether it be a city or town, region, country, continent, or the world. Governments typically quantify the size of the resident population within their jurisdiction using a ... of about 550 people. Economy and infrastructure The village has a developed touristic infrastructure with several types and categories of accommodation. Cultural sightseeing is neo-classical evangelical church from 19th century. References External links *http://stola.e-obce.sk Villages and municipalities in Poprad District {{Prešov-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spišský Štiavnik
Spišský Štiavnik is a village and municipality in Poprad District in the Prešov Region of northern Slovakia. Geography The municipality lies at an altitude of 567 metres and covers an area of 18.364 km². It has a population of about 2150 people. History In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1246. Famous people * Tibor Frešo, composer and conductor *Prof. Martin Slivka Martin Slivka (1 November 1929 in Spišský Štiavnik – 23 September 2002 in Bratislava) was a Slovak documentary filmmaker, director, screenwriter, and ethnographer. He is best remembered for his documentaries ''Metamorfóza vlákna'' (1968) ..., ethnography director Infrastructure and economy Cultural sightseeing is a building of former spas from the 19th century. In the Spišský Štiavnik is multi course as well as football and horse racing clubs. References External links *http://www.spisskystiavnik.sk Villages and municipalities in Poprad District Spiš ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spišské Bystré
Spišské Bystré, known officially until 1948 as Kubachy (german: Kuhbach) is a large village and municipality of the Poprad District in the Prešov Region of northern Slovakia. History In historical records, the village was first mentioned in 1294. Geography The municipality lies at an elevation of 674 metres (2,211 ft) and covers an area of 38.031 km2 (14.684 mi2). It has a population of approximately 2,400 people. Economy and Infrastructure Spišské Bystré has a football club which was established in 1934, OFK 1934 SPIŠSKÉ BYSTRÉ.https://fkspisskebystre.webnode.sk/ In the nearby locality, Kubašok, there is touristic infrastructure which comprises a ski-lift and a couple of cottages. One of the major cultural sights is the Roman Catholic neo-gothic church of St. Michal which was rebuilt in 1926 after a fire destroyed the original building. It is located on the main square of the village on Michalská street. The local church is exceptional because of one ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spišská Teplica
Spišská Teplica is a large village and municipality in Poprad District in the Prešov Region of northern Slovakia. It lies on the foothills of High Tatras. Geography The municipality lies at an elevation of 704 metres (2,310 ft) and covers an area of 31.121 km² (12.016 mi²). It has a population of about 2000 people. History In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1280. Infrastructure and economy Touristics dominates the village economy. In the village are several pensions and recreational facilities. Some locals work in industrial enterprises in Poprad and Svit Svit ( hu, Szvit) ( pl, Świt) is a small town in Poprad District in the Prešov Region in northern Slovakia. It lies west of the city of Poprad, at the foothills of the High Tatras. History Svit is one of the youngest Slovak towns. It was estab .... References External links *http://spisskateplica.e-obce.sk Villages and municipalities in Poprad District Spiš {{Pre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nová Lesná
Nová Lesná (German: ''Neu Walddorf'') is a village and municipality in Poprad District in the Prešov Region of northern Slovakia. Geography The municipality lies at an altitude of 747 metres and covers an area of 4.159 km². It has a population Population typically refers to the number of people in a single area, whether it be a city or town, region, country, continent, or the world. Governments typically quantify the size of the resident population within their jurisdiction using a ... of about 1520 people. History In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1315. It belonged to a German language island. The German population was expelled in 1945. Economy and infrastructure Tourism dominates the village economy. In Nová Lesná are several pensions and developed tourist infrastructure. References External links *http://www.novalesna.sk *https://web.archive.org/web/20160731032411/http://novalesna.e-obce.sk/Satellite map of Nová Lesná [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |