Slepé pleso
Slepé pleso is a lake in Slovakia. Slepé pleso is situated nearby to the suburb Štrbské Pleso, as well as near the locality Limbovec.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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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.
Slepé pleso
- Type: Wetland
- Description: lake in Slovakia
- Categories: lake and body of water
- Location: Slovakia, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
49.1252° or 49° 7′ 31″ northLongitude
20.0534° or 20° 3′ 12″ eastOpen location code
8GX243G3+39OpenStreetMap ID
way 420138317OpenStreetMap feature
natural=wetlandWikidata ID
Q22914964
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In Other Languages
From Czech to Slovak—“Slepé pleso” goes by many names.
- Czech: “Slepé pleso”
- Dutch: “Slepé pleso”
- Polish: “Slepé pleso”
- Polish: “Ślepy Stawek”
- Slovak: “Slepé pleso”
- Slovak: “Slepé pliesko”
Localities in the Area
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