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Poprad is also the name of a river in Slovakia and Poland (see Poprad River)
Coordinates: 49°03′34″N 20°17′51″E / 49.05944, 20.2975
Poprad
City
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Country Flag of Slovakia Slovakia
Region Prešov
District Poprad
Tourism region Tatry
River Poprad
Elevation 672 m (2,205 ft)
Coordinates 49°03′34″N 20°17′51″E / 49.05944, 20.2975
Area 62. Slovakia (long form Slovak Republic; Slovak:, long form, is a Landlocked country in Central Europe with a population of over five million Poland (Polska officially the Republic of Poland The Poprad (German Popper) is a River in northern Slovakia and southern Poland, and a tributary of the Dunajec River (near Stary A geographic coordinate system enables every location on the Earth to be specified in three coordinates using mainly a spherical coordinate system. Slovakia (long form Slovak Republic; Slovak:, long form, is a Landlocked country in Central Europe with a population of over five million The Prešov Region (in Slovak Prešovský Kraj) is one of the eight Slovak administrative regions. Poprad District ( okres Poprad) is a district inthe Prešov Panorama tatierjpg|thumb|right|300px|Panorama of Tatras]]The Tatra Mountains, Tatras or Tatra ( Tatry in both Polish and Slovak) The Poprad (German Popper) is a River in northern Slovakia and southern Poland, and a tributary of the Dunajec River (near Stary The metre or meter is a unit of Length. It is the basic unit of Length in the Metric system and in the International A foot (plural feet or foot; symbol or abbreviation ft or sometimes &prime – the prime symbol) is a non-SI unit 997 km² (24 sq mi)
Population 55,042 (2006-12-31)
Density 874 /km² (2,264 /sq mi)
First mentioned 1250
Mayor Anton Danko
Timezone CET (UTC+1)
 - summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code 058 01
Phone prefix 421-52
Car plate PP
Location in Slovakia
Location in Slovakia
Location in Slovakia
Location in the Prešov Region
Location in the Prešov Region
Location in the Prešov Region
Wikimedia Commons: Poprad
Statistics: MOŠ/MIS
Website: http://www.poprad.sk

Poprad (pronunciation (help·info); Hungarian: Poprád, German: Deutschendorf) is a city in northern Slovakia at the foot of the High Tatra Mountains. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. Central European Time ( CET) is one of the names of the Time zone that is 1 hour ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. UTC+1 is used in the following locations Central European Time West Africa Time Western European Summer Time Central European Summer Time ( CEST) is one of the names of UTC+2 Time zone, 2 hours ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. UTC+2 corresponds to the following Time zones Eastern European Time Egypt Standard Time Central Africa Time Since 1997, the Slovak car registration plate number (EČV evidenčné číslo vozidla generally takes the form XX-NNNYY, where XX is a two letter code corresponding Hungarian ( magyar nyelv) is a Uralic language (more specifically a Ugric language) unrelated to most other languages in Europe. The German language (de ''Deutsch'') is a West Germanic language and one of the world's major languages. A city is an Urban area with a large Population and a particular Administrative, Legal, or Historical status Slovakia (long form Slovak Republic; Slovak:, long form, is a Landlocked country in Central Europe with a population of over five million Panorama tatierjpg|thumb|right|300px|Panorama of Tatras]]The Tatra Mountains, Tatras or Tatra ( Tatry in both Polish and Slovak) It is the biggest town of the Spiš region and the tenth largest city in Slovakia. Spiš (- Slovak; Latin: Scepusium, Zips Szepesség Spisz is a region in north-eastern Slovakia, with a very small area in south-eastern

The city has an historic centre, an international airport and is the starting point of the Tatranská elektrická železnica (Tatra Electric Railway) -- a set of special narrow-gauge trains (trams) connecting the resorts in the High Tatras with each other and with Poprad. Poprad-Tatry Airport (Letisko Poprad-Tatry, is an airport in the Slovak ski resort town of Poprad. The Tatra Electric Railway (Tatranská elektrická železnica colloquially Tatra Railway, is an electrified (1500 V DC) single track Narrow gauge railway High Tatras or High Tatra (Slovak and Czech Vysoké Tatry, Polish Tatry Wysokie) are a Mountain range on the borders between Slovakia Main line trains link Poprad to other destinations in Slovakia and beyond; in particular, through trains run to Prague in the Czech Republic. Prague (ˈprɑːg Praha (ˈpraɦa see also other names) is the Capital and Largest city of the Czech Republic. The Czech Republic ( ˈt͡ʃɛskaː ˈrɛpuˌblɪka short form in Česko ˈt͡ʃɛskɔ also called Czechia,

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History

Historically, the territory originally occupied by Slovak settlements was colonized in the 13th century by German settlers and became a largely German town. Carpathian Germans (Karpatendeutsche Felvidéki németek Slovak: Karpatskí Nemci) sometimes simply called Slovak Germans (German Slowakeideutsche From 1412 to 1770, as one of the Spiš towns, Poprad was pawned by the Kingdom of Hungary (to which Slovakia belonged between the 11th century and 1918) to the Kingdom of Poland, meaning that Poland was partially responsible for the developments there. Year 1770 ( MDCCLXX) was a Common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting on Friday Spiš (- Slovak; Latin: Scepusium, Zips Szepesség Spisz is a region in north-eastern Slovakia, with a very small area in south-eastern The Kingdom of Hungary (short form Hungary) was a considerable state in Central Europe that existed from 1001 to 1918 then from 1919 to 1946 The Jagiellon Era 1385&ndash1569 was dominated by the union of Poland with Lithuania under the Jagiellon Dynasty, founded by the Lithuanian grand duke Poland (Polska officially the Republic of Poland

Poprad itself, the first written reference to which dates from 1256, was for 690 years (up until 1946) just one of several neighbouring towns, which currently make up the modern city with 55,000 inhabitants. Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The other parts are of the current municipality Matejovce (first reference 1251), Spišská Sobota (1256), Veľká (1268), and Stráže pod Tatrami (1276). The most significant of those original towns was Spišská Sobota, which preserved its dominant position till the late 19th century. The 19th century of the Common Era began on January 1, 1801 and ended on December 31, 1900, according to the Gregorian calendar

In 1999, Poprad put in a bid to host the 2006 Winter Olympics, but lost to Turin, Italy. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) The Winter Olympic Games are a winter Multi-sport event held every four years Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest

Geography

Poprad lies at an altitude of 672 metres (2,205 ft) above sea level and covers an area of 63 square kilometres (24. The term above mean sea level ( AMSL) refers to the Elevation (on the ground or Altitude (in the Air) of any object relative to the Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of 3 sq mi). The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. [1] It is located in north-eastern Slovakia, about 110 kilometres (68 mi) from Košice and 330 kilometres (205 mi) from Bratislava (by road). Košice (; Hungarian: Kassa; (also known by other alternative names) is a city in eastern Slovakia. ARTICLE TEXT BEGINS AFTER THESE COMMENTS - PLEASE READ 1 Please do not edit the lead without reading

Košice is situated on the Poprad River in the Sub-Tatra Basin, at is a gateway to the High Tatras. The Poprad (German Popper) is a River in northern Slovakia and southern Poland, and a tributary of the Dunajec River (near Stary The Podtatranská kotlina (literally Sub-Tatra Basin or Basin under Tatra(s is a basin in Slovakia, part of the Fatra-Tatra Area, which belongs to the Inner High Tatras or High Tatra (Slovak and Czech Vysoké Tatry, Polish Tatry Wysokie) are a Mountain range on the borders between Slovakia Mountain ranges around the city include Levoča Hills in the east, Kozie chrbty in the south and Low Tatras in the south-west. The Kozie chrbty or Kecske-hát (Slovak literally "goat ridges" are a mountainous area in Slovakia, part of the Carpathian Mountains, where The Low Tatras or Low Tatra (Nízke Tatry Alacsony Tátra is a Mountain range in central Slovakia. The drainage divide between the Black Sea and Baltic Sea lies bit to the west, near the village of Štrba. The Black Sea is an inland Sea bounded by southeastern Europe, the Caucasus and the Anatolian peninsula ( Turkey The Baltic Sea is a Brackish inland sea located in Northern Europe, from 53°N to 66°N Latitude and from 20°E to 26°E Longitude. Štrba (Tschirm Csorba is a village in the Poprad District, Prešov Region, northern Slovakia.

Climate

Poprad lies in the north temperate zone and has a continental climate (climate of basins) with four distinct seasons. Continental climate is a Climate that is characterized by Winter Temperatures cold enough to support a fixed period of Snow cover each Year It is characterized by a significant variation between warm summers and cold winters.

Weather averages for Poprad
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Average high °C (°F) 0 (32) 2 (35) 6 (43) 12 (53) 18 (64) 20 (69) 22 (72) 22 (72) 18 (64) 13 (55) 5 (41) 0 (33)
Average low °C (°F) -8 (18) -7 (19) -3 (26) 1 (34) 6 (42) 9 (48) 10 (51) 10 (50) 7 (44) 2 (36) -2 (28) -6 (21)
Precipitation cm (inches) 1. In Meteorology, precipitation (also known as one class of hydrometeors, which are atmospheric water phenomena is any product of the condensation of atmospheric 56 (0. 61) 1. 91 (0. 75) 2. 02 (0. 80) 3. 65 (1. 44) 5. 41 (2. 13) 5. 91 (2. 33) 6. 84 (2. 69) 5. 07 (2. 00) 3. 92 (1. 54) 2. 97 (1. 17) 2. 52 (0. 99) 1. 63 (0. 64)
Source: MSN Weather[2] 2008-01-25

Demographics

Poprad has a population of 55,158 (as of December 31, 2005). According to the 2001 census, 94. A census is the procedure of acquiring information about every member of a given population 1% of inhabitants were Slovaks, 2. } The Slovaks or Slovakians are a western Slavic People that primarily inhabit Slovakia and speak the Slovak language, which is 1% Roma, 1% Czechs, 0. The Romani people (singular Rom, plural Roma as a Noun; also known as Romanies or Roma people) are an ethnic group with origins Czechs (Češi ˈt͡ʃɛʃɪ archaic Čechové) are a western Slavic people of Central Europe, living predominantly in the Czech Republic 2% Hungarians, 0. Hungarians (or Magyars, magyarok are an Ethnic group primarily associated with Hungary. 2% Germans, 0. The German people (Deutsche are an Ethnic group, in the sense of sharing a common German culture, descent and speaking the German language as 1% Rusyns, 0. Rusyns (also referred to as Русины Ruthenians Ruthenes Rusins Carpatho-Rusyns and Rusnaks) are a Slavic Ethnic group that speaks 1% Ukrainians, and 0. Ukrainians (Українці Ukrayintsi,) are an East Slavic Ethnic group primarily living in Ukraine, or more broadly— Citizens 1% Poles. The Polish people, or Poles, (Polacy) are a Western Slavic Ethnic group of Central Europe, living predominantly in Poland. [1] The religious make-up was 65. 9% Roman Catholics, 16. 8% people with no religious affiliation, and 7. 3% Lutherans. Lutheranism is a major branch of Western Christianity that identifies with the teachings of the sixteenth-century German reformer Martin Luther [1]

Landmarks

Church in Spišská Sobota
Church in Spišská Sobota
Hockey arena of the ice hockey club HK Aquacity ŠKP Poprad
Hockey arena of the ice hockey club HK Aquacity ŠKP Poprad

The historical centre is concentrated around the St. Egidius square (Námestie svätého Egídia), which is rimmed with burgher houses predominantly from the 18th and 19th centuries. Churches in the city include the early-Gothic Catholic Church of St. Egidius from the late 13th century.

Other historical centre is in Spišská Sobota, which was declared in 1953 as a Town Monument Reserve. A significant landmark is Church of St. George with five late-Gothic side altars and main altar from the workshop of Master Paul of Levoča. Master Paul of Levoča (Lőcsei Pál mester Majster Pavol z Levočewas a medieval Carver and sculptor of the15th and 16th century active

Modern places of interest include a new water park called AquaCity Poprad. See List of waterparks (for a list of all waterparks in the world A waterpark is an Amusement park that features waterplay areas such

Government

Since 2003, the mayor is Anton Danko (former international ice-hockey referee). Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar.

Territorial division

The city is divided into six boroughs for the purpose of municipal administrative division:

  1. Staré Mesto ["Old Town"]
  2. Spišská Sobota
  3. Stráže
  4. Veľká
  5. Matejovce
  6. Kvetnica

Education

The city's system of primary education consists of 12 public schools, and one religious primary school, enrolling in total 5,464 pupils. [3] Secondary education is represented by four gymnasia with 1,800 students,[4] three specialized high schools with 1,566 students,[5] and four vocational schools with 2,045 students (data as of 2007). [6]

Transport

Poprad is a gateway of the Vysoké Tatry mountain range, which is a popular tourist destination. The city lies on the main road (E 50) and railway connecting western and eastern Slovakia. D1 is a Motorway (diaľnica in Slovakia. Its route is Bratislava ( D2 / D4) - Trnava ( R1) - Trenčín Poprad-Tatry Airport offers scheduled flights to Prague and London. Poprad-Tatry Airport (Letisko Poprad-Tatry, is an airport in the Slovak ski resort town of Poprad. Prague (ˈprɑːg Praha (ˈpraɦa see also other names) is the Capital and Largest city of the Czech Republic. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom.

Personalities

St. Egidius Square
St. Egidius Square

External links

Photos and videos

References

  1. ^ a b c Municipal Statistics. Károly Alexy ( February 8 1823 - May 20 1880) was a Hungarian Sculptor. Peter Bondra (Born February 7, 1968, in Lutsk, Ukraine, USSR) is a former Slovak professional Ice hockey Jan Brokoff, also known as Johann Brokoff, (1652 in Spišská Sobota, today in Slovakia, then in Royal Hungary - 1718 in Prague) was Adolf Burger (born 12 August 1917 is a Jewish Slovak typographer memoir writer and Holocaust survivor involved in Operation Bernhard. Operation Bernhard was the name of a secret German plan devised during the Second World War to destabilise the British economy by flooding the country with The Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film is one of the Academy Awards of Merit, popularly known as the Oscars handed out annually by the U The Counterfeiters (Die Fälscher is an Academy Award winning 2006 Austrian German Film written and directed by Stefan Ruzowitzky Daniela Hantuchová (ˈdanɪjɛla ˈɦantuxɔvaː roughly HAHN-too-koh-vah; born April 23, 1983 in Poprad, Czechoslovakia, now Events 215 BC - A temple is built on the Capitoline Hill dedicated to Venus Erycina to commemorate the Roman defeat at Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) Peter Ihnačák (born May 3, 1957 in Poprad, Czechoslovakia, now Slovakia) is a former Slovak Ice hockey Leslie Kish ( July 27, 1910 &ndash October 7, 2000) was an American Statistician and Survey methodologist Statisticians work with theoretical and applied Statistics in both the private and public sectors Dr Miroslav Lajčák (born on 20 March, 1963 in Poprad, Czechoslovakia) is a Slovak diplomat Tibor Sekelj (in Hungarian Székely Tibor) (born 14 February, 1912 in Spišská Sobota Poprad, present-day Slovakia; died 23 Statistical Office of the Slovak republic. Retrieved on 2007-05-03. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1491 - Kongo monarch Nkuwu Nzinga is baptised by Portuguese missionaries adopting the baptismal name of João
  2. ^ Monthly Averages for Poprad, Slovakia. MSN. Retrieved on 25 January 2008. Events 41 - After a night of negotiation Claudius is accepted as Roman Emperor by the Senate 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common
  3. ^ Prehľad základných škôl v školskom roku 2006/2007 (Slovak). Ústav informácií a prognóz školstva (2006). Retrieved on 2008-03-09. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 590 - Bahram Chobin is crowned as king Barham VI of Persia.
  4. ^ Prehľad gymnázií v školskom roku 2006/2007 (PDF) (Slovak). Ústav informácií a prognóz školstva. Retrieved on 2008-03-09. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 590 - Bahram Chobin is crowned as king Barham VI of Persia.
  5. ^ Prehľad stredných odborných škôl v školskom roku 2006/2007 (PDF) (Slovak). Ústav informácií a prognóz školstva. Retrieved on 2008-03-09. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 590 - Bahram Chobin is crowned as king Barham VI of Persia.
  6. ^ Prehľad združených stredných škôl v školskom roku 2006/2007 (PDF) (Slovak). Ústav informácií a prognóz školstva. Retrieved on 2008-03-09. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 590 - Bahram Chobin is crowned as king Barham VI of Persia.
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