Nižné Smrekovické pliesko

Nižné Smrekovické pliesko is a lake in Štrba, Poprad District, Prešov Region. Nižné Smrekovické pliesko is situated nearby to the locality Pod Rakytovcom, as well as near Na Striedku.

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Type: Lake
Description: lake in Slovakia
Also known as: “Vyšné Rakytovské pliesko”

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.