Vyšné Rakytovské pliesko

Vyšné Rakytovské pliesko is a lake in Štrba, Poprad District, Prešov Region. Vyšné Rakytovské pliesko is situated nearby to the locality Na Striedku, as well as near Lavínisko.

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Type: Lake
Description: lake in Slovakia
Also known as: “Malé Rakytovské pliesko” and “Rakytovské plieska II”

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.

Jamské pleso

Lake

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Jamské pleso is a lake.

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.