Štrba

Štrba is a locality in , and has an elevation of 906 metres. Štrba is situated nearby to the suburb , as well as near the locality .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Štrba railway station and Stredoveká zaniknutá osada Šoldov.

Railway station
Photo: MIGORMCZ, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a break-of-gauge junction station serving the village of , in the , northeastern . The station forms part of the standard gauge Košice–Bohumín Railway, and is the highest point on that line.

Photo: Marecek5, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Railway station
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The – rack railway is a 1,000 mm gauge narrow-gauge railway in the . It was built in 1896 and reconstructed in 1970. At the valley terminus, it connects to the standard-gauge main line between and , and at the mountain terminus, it connects to the Tatra Electric Railway. is situated 4 km north of Štrba.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Strba and Štrbské Pleso.

Village
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Štrba is a village in the , , northern . It is situated in the Sub-Tatra Basin, which separates the and at the European continental divide between the Baltic and the . is situated 3½ km southeast of Štrba.

Suburb
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is a ski, tourist, and health resort in the , located on the . 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 and . is situated 4 km north of Štrba.

Suburb
Photo: Doko, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a suburb.

Štrba

Latitude
49.0822° or 49° 4′ 56″ north
Longitude
20.0575° or 20° 3′ 27″ east
Population
3,480
Elevation
906 metres (2,972 feet)
Open location code
8GX233J4+VX
Geo­Names ID
12057911
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In Other Languages

“Štrba” goes by many names.
  • Slovak: “Štrba”

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