Vysoké Tatry
Vysoké Tatry is a locality in Slovakia and has an elevation of 1,321 metres. Vysoké Tatry is situated nearby to the suburb Štrbské Pleso, as well as near Tatranská Štrba.Places of Interest
Highlights include Štrbské pleso and Štrbské Pleso–Štrba rack railway.
Štrbské pleso
Lake
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Štrbské pleso is a picturesque mountain lake of glacial origin and a top tourist destination in the High Tatras, Slovakia. It is the second-largest glacial lake on the Slovak side of the High Tatras, after Veľké Hincovo pleso. Maximum depth is 20 metres.
Štrbské Pleso–Štrba rack railway
Railway station
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The Štrbské Pleso–Štrba rack railway is a 1,000 mm gauge narrow-gauge railway in the High Tatras. It was built in 1896 and reconstructed in 1970. At the valley terminus, it connects to the standard-gauge main line between Bratislava and Košice, and at the mountain terminus, it connects to the Tatra Electric Railway.
Štrbské Pleso railway station
Railway station
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Štrbské Pleso railway station is a junction station in the High Tatras. It serves the settlement of Štrbské Pleso, which is part of the village of Štrba, in the Prešov Region, northeastern Slovakia.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Štrbské Pleso and Tatranská Štrba.
Štrbské Pleso
Suburb
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Štrbské Pleso is a ski, tourist, and health resort in the High Tatras, Slovakia located on the lake by the same name. With extensive parking facilities and a stop on the Tatra trolley and rack railway, it is a starting point for a host of popular hikes including to Kriváň and Rysy.
Tatranská Štrba
Suburb
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Tatranská Štrba is a suburb, which is situated 3½ km south of Vysoké Tatry.
Štôla
Village
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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. Štôla is situated 6 km southeast of Vysoké Tatry.
Vysoké Tatry
- Type: Locality
- Also known as: “Vysoke Tatry”
- Location: Slovakia, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
49.1186° or 49° 7′ 7″ northLongitude
20.0643° or 20° 3′ 52″ eastElevation
1,321 metres (4,334 feet)Open location code
8GX24397+CPGeoNames ID
6692432
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- Czech: “Vysoké Tatry”
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