Poprad
City
Country	Slovakia
Region	Prešov
District	Poprad
River	Poprad
Elevation	672 m (2,205 ft)
Coordinates	49°03′34″N 20°17′51″E / 49.05944, 20.2975Coordinates: 49°03′34″N 20°17′51″E / 49.05944, 20.2975
Area	62.997 km² (24 mi²)
Population	55,158 (2005-12-31)
Density	876 /km² (2,269 /mi²)
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 of Poprad within Slovakia
Location of Poprad within the Prešov Region
Wikimedia Commons: Poprad
Website: http://www.poprad.sk
Source: [1]

Poprad (Hungarian: Poprád, German: Deutschendorf) is a city in northern Slovakia at the foot of the High Tatra Mountains. Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (1600 × 1200 pixel, file size: 373 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Originally uploaded to nl-wiki by Yellowfire. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Slovakia. ... 7: PreÅ¡ov Region The PreÅ¡ov Region (in Slovak: PreÅ¡ovský kraj) is one of the eight Slovak administrative regions. ... Poprad District (okres Poprad) is a district in the PreÅ¡ov Region of eastern Slovakia. ... the river Poprad by SpiÅ¡ská Belá in the district Kežmarok The Poprad (German Popper) is a river in northern Slovakia and southern Poland, and a tributary of the Dunajec River (near Stary Sacz). ... This article is about the unit of length. ... A foot (plural: feet or foot;[1] symbol or abbreviation: ft or, sometimes, ′ – a prime) is a unit of length, in a number of different systems, including English units, Imperial units, and United States customary units. ... Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ... Square kilometre (U.S. spelling: square kilometer), symbol km², is a decimal multiple of SI unit of surface area square metre, one of the SI derived units. ... A square mile is an English unit of area equal to that of a square with sides each 1 statute mile (≈1,609 m) in length. ... Square kilometre (U.S. spelling: square kilometer), symbol km², is a decimal multiple of SI unit of surface area square metre, one of the SI derived units. ... A square mile is an English unit of area equal to that of a square with sides each 1 statute mile (≈1,609 m) in length. ... Time zones of Europe: Light colours indicate countries that do not observe summer time Central European Time (CET) is one of the names of the time zone that is 1 hour ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. ... Central European Time West Africa Time British Summer Time* Irish Summer Time* Western European Summer Time* Category: ... Time zones of Europe: Light colours indicate countries that do not observe summer time Central European Summer Time (CEST) is one of the names of UTC+2 time zone, 2 hours ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. ... Eastern European Time Central Africa Time Israel Standard Time South Africa Standard Time Central European Summer Time West Africa Summer Time Category: ... Since 1997, the Slovak car registration plate number (Slovak: EÄŒV, evidenčné číslo vozidla) generally takes the form XX-NNNYY, where XX is a two letter code corresponding to a district (okres), NNN is three digit number and YY are two letters (assigned alphabetically). ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 431 pixelsFull resolution (1170 × 630 pixel, file size: 1. ... Image File history File links Slovakia_-_outline_map. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 356 pixelsFull resolution (1721 × 765 pixel, file size: 1. ... Image File history File links PreÅ¡ov_Region_-_outline_map. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Look up city, City in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Tatras Panorama of Tatras The Tatra Mountains, Tatras or Tatra (Tatry in both Slovak and Polish), constitute a mountain range which forms a natural border between Slovakia and Poland. ...

The city has an historic center, 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 Tatra with each other and with Poprad. Main line trains link Poprad to other destinations in Slovakia and beyond; in particular, through trains run to Prague in the Czech Republic. The Tatra Electric Railway (Slovak: ), colloquially Tatra Railway, is an electrified single track narrow gauge railway in the Slovak part of the Tatra mountains. ... High Tatra (in Slovak: Vysoke Tatry, in Polish: Tatry Wysokie) is a part of the Eastern Tatra Mountains on the border of Slovakia and Poland. ... Nickname: Motto: Praga Caput Rei publicae Location within the Czech Republic Coordinates: , Country Czech Republic Region Capital City of Prague Founded 9th century Government  - Mayor Pavel Bém Area  - City 496 km²  (191. ...

In the summer of 2006, big money was invested in the reconstruction of paths and in creating new parks. Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

History

Historically, the territory originally occupied by Slovak settlements was colonized in the 13th century by German settlers and became a largely German town. 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. (12th century - 13th century - 14th century - other centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 13th century was that century which lasted from 1201 to 1300. ... Events End of the reign of Emperor Go-Komatsu of Japan. ... For the village in Queensland, see 1770, Queensland. ... SpiÅ¡ in Slovakia SpiÅ¡ (-Slovak; Latin: Scepusium, Polish: Spisz, German: , Hungarian: Szepesség) is a region in north-eastern Slovakia, with a very small area in south-eastern Poland. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... The Jagiellon Era 1385-1572, was dominated by the union of Poland with Lithuania under the Jagiellon Dynasty, founded by the Lithuanian grand duke Jagiello. ...

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. 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. For broader historical context, see 1250s and 13th century. ... Year 1946 (MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Events First Shepherds Crusade Births Deaths Monarchs/Presidents Aragon - James I King of Aragon and count of Barcelona (reigned from 1213 to 1276) Castile - Ferdinand III, the Saint King of Castile and Leon (reigned from 1217 to 1252) Categories: 1251 ... For broader historical context, see 1250s and 13th century. ... Conradin (right) is executed by Charles I of Sicily, thus extinguishing the Hohenstaufen dynasty, in 1268. ... January 21 - Pope Innocent V succeeds Pope Gregory X as the 185th pope. ... Alternative meaning: Nineteenth Century (periodical) (18th century — 19th century — 20th century — more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 19th century was that century which lasted from 1801-1900 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar. ...

In 1999, Poprad put in a bid to host the 2006 Winter Olympics, but lost to Turin, Italy. This article is about the year. ... A runner carries the Olympic torch The Winter Olympic Games, Winter Olympics for short but more correctly The Olympic Winter Games, are the cold-weather counterpart to the Summer Olympic Games. ... For other uses, see Turin (disambiguation). ...

Demographics

Poprad has a population of 55,158 (as of December 31, 2005). According to the 2001 census, 94.1% of inhabitants were Slovaks, 2.1% Roma, 1% Czechs, 0.2% Hungarians, 0.2% Germans, 0.1% Rusyns, 0.1% Ukrainians, and 0.1% Poles. The religious makeup was 65.9% Roman Catholics, 16.8% people with no religious affiliation, and 7.3% Lutherans.^[1] Image:1870 census Lindauer Weber 01. ... Languages Romani, languages of native region Religions Christianity, Islam Related ethnic groups South Asians (Desi) The Roma (singular Rom; sometimes Rroma, Rrom) or Romanies are an ethnic group living in many communities all over the world. ... Rusyns, also called Ruthenians, Ruthenes, Rusins, Carpatho-Rusins, and Russniaks, are a modern group of ethnic groups that speak the Rusyn language and are descended from the minority of Ruthenians who did not adopt a Ukrainian national identity and become Ukrainians in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. ... The Roman Catholic Church, most often spoken of simply as the Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with over one billion members. ... The Lutheran movement is a group of denominations of Protestant Christianity by the original definition. ...

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

Panorama of High Tatras viewed from Poprad

The city is divided into six boroughs for the purpose of municipal administrative division: Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 223 pixelsFull resolution (4429 × 1232 pixel, file size: 254 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Slovakia, Vysoké Tatry mountains, my own photo, File historyClick on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time. ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 223 pixelsFull resolution (4429 × 1232 pixel, file size: 254 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Slovakia, Vysoké Tatry mountains, my own photo, File historyClick on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time. ... Mountain huts such as this one half way up Lomnický štít are a common sight in the High Tatras. ...

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

Landmarks

Places of interest include a new water park called AquaCity Poprad. Fun at a water park A water park is an amusement park that features waterplay areas, such as water slides, splash pads, spraygrounds (water playgrounds), lazy rivers, or other recreational bathing environments. ...

Personalities

St. Egidius Square

• Károly Alexy - sculptor born in Poprad (1823)
• Peter Bondra - famous ice hockey player, more than 500 goals in NHL
• Jan Brokoff - a Baroque-era sculptor and carver (born 1652 in Spišská Sobota - died 1718 in Prague)
• Daniela Hantuchová - professional tennis player (born April 23, 1983 in Poprad)
• Peter Ihnačák - Ice hockey player born in 1957 in Poprad
• Leslie Kish - a world-stature statistician, was born in Poprad
• Tibor Sekelj - an explorer, Esperantist, writer and lawyer born in Spišská Sobota in 1912

Image File history File links Metadata No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links Metadata No higher resolution available. ... Sculpture of Lajos Battyhany created in 1848 Károly Alexy(1823, Poprad - 1880, Budapest) was a Hungarian sculptor. ... Peter Bondra, #12 (#10 while with the Ottawa Senators in the 2003-2004 NHL season) was born on February 7, 1968 in Luck in the U.S.S.R., now in Ukraine. ... Jan Brokoff, also known as Johann Brokoff, (1652 in Spišská Sobota, today in Slovakia, then in the Kingdom of Hungary - 1718 in Prague) was a baroque-era sculptor and carver of German origin born in Slovakia and later working and living in Bohemia. ... Daniela Hantuchová (IPA: ) (pronounced: HAHN-too-khoh-vah; born April 23, 1983 in Poprad, Slovakia) is a Slovak professional tennis player. ... is the 113th day of the year (114th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 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 centre. ... Leslie Kish (1910--1999) was an American statistician of Hungarian descent. ... Statisticians are mathematicians who work with theoretical and applied statistics in the both the private and public sectors. ... Tibor Sekelj (born 14 February 1912 in SpiÅ¡ská Sobota, Poprad, present-day Slovakia; died 23 September 1988 in Subotica, present day Serbia) was an explorer, Esperantist, writer and lawyer of Jewish descent. ...

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to:

Poprad

• Official website of Poprad municipality
• House of Photography in Poprad

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References

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