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| Poprad | ||
| Region (kraj) | Prešovský kraj | |
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| Residents | 52.037 (2015) | |
| height | 672 m | |
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Poprad (German name: German village) is a city at the foot of the High Tatras in the Eastern Slovakia.
background
Poprad is also the name of a river that has its source in several streams in the Slovak Tatras. Then it flows through the city of the same name and flows through the Zips before joining Piwniczna passes the Polish-Slovak border. In Poland it flows through the lower ones Beskydy Mountains in a picturesque breakthrough. The spa towns of Piwniczna, Krynica and Muszyna can be found on its banks. The Poprad is suitable for kayaking, especially when breaking through the Beskids. Raft trips are offered through the breakthroughs. The Poprad flows into Lesser Poland in the Dunajecwho will later be included in the Vistula flows.
The freight car manufacturer Tatravagónka is located in Poprad.
getting there
By plane
The 1 Poprad-Tatry Airport
(IATA: DID) is located in the west of the city. Seasonal charter flights are mainly offered there in winter. The only year-round line connection is with the cheap line Wizz Air from / to London. There are no direct connections from German-speaking countries. From the airport Košicewhere there are more line connections, it is 120 km to Poprad.
| Distances | |
| Bratislava | 330 km |
|---|---|
| Banská Bystrica | 115 km |
| Košice | 110 km |
| Prešov | 75 km |
| Krakow (Poland) | 155 km |
| Miskolc (Hungary) | 155 km |
By train
At the 2 Poprad-Tatry railway station Intercity trains stop along the route several times a day Bratislava–Košice, which takes four hours from Bratislava and 1:10 hours from Košice. Express trains run the same route every two hours. You need 4:40 hours from Bratislava, 1:15 hours from Košice. From Košice there are also slower regional trains that take 1:50 hours.
It stops once a day LEO ExpressPrague–Ostrava–Žilina–Prešov or vice versa in Poprad. The journey from Prague takes a good 6½ hours, tickets are available from € 17.40 each way; from Prešov 1:10 hours (from € 4).
Of Vienna there is a continuous night train (Euronight) to Poprad. During the day there are connections with a change in Bratislava, which take around 5-6 hours.
Local trains connect Poprad every hour Kežmarok (25 minutes), every two hours with Stará Ľubovňa (1:10 hours)
By bus
Long-distance buses of society Slivtour drive several times a day from Bratislava (6–7 hours), Nitra (4: 15–5 hours), Banská Bystrica (2: 05–2: 20 hours), Bardejov (2: 15–2: 30 hours) and Stará Ľubovňa (1:15 hours) to Poprad and once a day from Stropkov (3:20 hours).
Society's penalties SAD Prešov connect Poprad with Prešov (twice a day; 2 hours) via Levoča (30–40 minutes) and with Bardejov (twice a day; 2–2½ hours)
In the street
Poprad is located directly on the D1 Bratislava – Košice motorway. However, this still has gaps. The 340 km from Bratislava takes between 3½ and four hours. The route via the R1, which is designed as a motorway-like expressway to Banská Bystrica, is shorter in terms of route, but slower. From Košice it is 110 km (just under 1½ hours) to Poprad. From the Polish Nowy Targ (70 km, 1:15 hours) and Nowy Sącz (90 km, 1:40 hours) there are acceptable roads over the mountain passes.
By boat
mobility
An electrified narrow-gauge railway runs from Poprad ZSSK in the high altitude of the Tatra Mountains (Starý Smokovec, Štrbské Pleso, Tatranská Lomnica).
Tourist Attractions
City center
- 1 Pedestrian zone, around Egidiusplatz (Námestie svätého Egídia). With renovated houses from the 18th and 19th centuries.
- 2 Roman Catholic Church of St. Giles (Kostol svätého Egídia), Námestie svätého Egídia.
Gothic church from the 13th century, interior baroque.- Next to it the 3 Renaissance bell tower (Renesančná zvonica)
- Next to it the 3 Renaissance bell tower
- 4 Protestant church, Námestie svätého Egídia 51.
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- 5 Podtatranské múzeum v Poprade (Tatravorland Museum), Vajanského 72/4.There is a branch of the museum in the Spišská Sobota district, 6 Sobotské námestie 33.Cultural history, archaeological, ethnographic and natural history museum of the Tatra region. Issued is inter alia. the Germanic princely grave of Poprad from the 4th century AD
- 7 Co-cathedral in memory of the Seven Sorrows of Mary (Konkatedrála Sedembolestnej Panny Márie), Mnoheľova.Catholic church in the classic-modern style of functionalism, built 1939–42; Co-cathedral of the Spiš diocese.
- 8 Greek Catholic Church of St. Peter and Paul (Gréckokatolícky chrám svätých apoštolov Petra a Pavla), Ústecko-Orlická (on Landstrasse 18, approx. 1 km southwest of the city center).
Further districts
- 9 Old town of Spišská Sobota (Georgenberg), around the market square (ring; Sobotské námestie) (2 km northeast of the city center).Town houses in Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque styles.
- 10 St. George's Church in Spišská Sobota (Kostol svätého Juraja), Sobotské námestie 5.Gothic church from the 13th century; with late Gothic side altars and main altar from the workshop of the master Paul von Leutschau (around 1500).
- 11 Old town of Ve Altstadtká, around the Velické námestie (2 km northwest of the city center).Colorfully painted houses.
- High Tatras panorama, north of the city.
activities
- 1 AquaCity Poprad, Športová 1397/1. Large water and wellness park. 13 indoor and outdoor pools, including a 50-meter pool, pools with thermal water, various slides; Laser show, color therapy; 8 different saunas; Massage and wellness applications, Thai massage, cryotherapy, beauty treatments, nibble fish treatment, solarium.Open: Mon 11 am-9pm, Tue-Sun 8 am-9pm, individual areas and offers have limited opening times.Price: water area only: full-paying day ticket € 22, family of 3 € 48, additional child under 15 € 6, children up to 120 cm € 1; with sauna and wellness area: day ticket € 34; Massages and similar special treatments cost extra.
- in the 2 Ice stadium Poprad a game of HK Poprad (Slovak Ice Hockey Extra League). The international tournament also takes place here every summer Tatranský pohár instead of.
- Winter sports: there are ski lifts at 3 Starý Smokovec and 4 Tatranská Lomnica in the High Tatras, 13 or 18 km north of Poprad (25-30 minutes by Tatra train)
shop
kitchen
- 1 VEG - Vegetarian restaurant Vegetarian restaurant, Nám sv. Egídia 42/97, Poprad 05801, Slovakia (North of the large shopping center, somewhat hidden in the basement of a high-rise building, Vchod z ulice Mnohelová). Tel.: 421 948 796 363, Email: [email protected]. Vegetarian restaurant with a.o. Indian-inspired cuisine, but also burgers.Open: Mon.-Fri. 11 a.m. - 8 p.m., Sat./Sun. 12 pm-8pm.Price: 5 - 15 €.
nightlife
accommodation
- Hotel Seasons ***
- Hotel Riverside ***
- Hotel Mountain View ****
- Horizont Resort ****
health
Practical advice
trips
- High Tatras (a few km to the north, accessible with the Tatrabahn Electric Railway) with opportunities for mountain hiking and winter sports, including Štrbské Pleso (28 km northwest, 650 meters uphill, a good 1 hour by train)
- Kežmarok (15 km to the northeast; 25 minutes by train) - a historic town well worth seeing
- Levoča (25 km east; 30-40 minutes by bus) - well-preserved old town (UNESCO World Heritage), Slovak National Museum
- Spišské Podhradie (40 km east; 1 hour by bus) - Spiš Castle, one of the largest high medieval castle complexes in Central Europe, Spiš Chapter (UNESCO World Heritage Site), St. Martin's Cathedral, Žehra Romanesque church
- Slovak paradise (approx. 30 km south) - mountain range and national park, characterized by numerous gorges and smaller waterfalls and caves. Vydrník and Letanovce on the northern edge of this area can be reached by train in 12-17 minutes.
- Pienines (50 km north) - National Park with spectacular mountain scenery
- Zakopane (70 km northwest)
- Ružomberok (80 km to the west; 1 hour by train) - with the village of Vlkolínec, which with its historic wooden houses still looks the same as in previous centuries (UNESCO World Heritage)
literature
Web links
- https://www.poprad.sk/ - Official website of Poprad
