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Delve into Veľká
The district Veľká of Poprad in Okres Poprad (Presov) is a subburb in Slovakia about 158 mi north-east of Bratislava, the country's capital town.
If you need a hotel, we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
While being here, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Kezmarok, Spisska Nova Ves, Levoca, Bukowina Tatrzanska and Poronin. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 10°C / 50 °F
Morning Temperature | 2°C / 36 °F |
Evening Temperature | 10°C / 50 °F |
Night Temperature | 11°C / 52 °F |
Chance of rainfall | 3% |
Air Humidity | 56% |
Air Pressure | 1012 hPa |
Wind Speed | Fresh Breeze with 14 km/h (9 mph) from East |
Cloud Conditions | Clear sky, covering 6% of sky |
General Conditions | Rain and snow |
Saturday, 30th of March 2024
17°C (62 °F)
10°C (49 °F)
Overcast clouds, moderate breeze.
Sunday, 31st of March 2024
16°C (61 °F)
13°C (56 °F)
Broken clouds, fresh breeze.
Monday, 1st of April 2024
17°C (62 °F)
12°C (53 °F)
Overcast clouds, moderate breeze.
Hotels and Places to Stay
GRAND HOTEL BELLEVUE Vysoké Tatry
Europa
Panoramic Mountain Residence
Kontakt Wellness
Hotel Hills
Mountain View Hotel
Vila Mery
Tatras
Spolcentrum
Penzión High Tatras
Videos from this area
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534, Poprad - Vysoké Tatry
Scenery - Západné Karpaty: Podtatranská kotlina Východné Tatry - Vysoké Tatry.
ZSSK: Trat' 106/105 Žilina - Vrútky - Kraľovany - Štrba - Poprad-Tatry (100%)
Zapraszam do obejrzenia filmu z linii 106/105 Žilina - Vrútky - Kraľovany - Štrba - Poprad-Tatry kręconego z końca pociągu. Jest to 100% linii. Stacje na których zatrzymywał lub...
Poprad - Snehová Kalamita (7.2.2013)
TimeLapse video zo dňa 7.2.2013 (Juh III) Poprad - Snehová Kalamita (7.2.2013)
Tatranská elektrická železnica, Poprad Tatry
Electric trains class 425 filmed in Poprad Tatry. Theese trains connect Poprad Tatry with High Tatras region, with Starý Smokovec, Tatranská Lomnica and Štrbské Pleso.
Odchod Rychlík 441 Excelsior z Poprad-Tatry
ČD-163 247 verlässt Poprad-Tatry mit Schnellzug 441 "Excelsior" (Cheb - Košice). Der Zug hat direkte Wagen von Česke Budějovíce (vorne) und Plzeň (2. und 3. von vorne). 29.09.2010 ČD-163...
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Tatra Mountains
The Tatra Mountains, Tatras or Tatra, are a mountain range which forms a natural border between Slovakia and Poland, and are the highest mountain range in the Carpathian Mountains. The Tatras should be distinguished from another Slovak mountain range, the Low Tatras, Slovak: Nízke Tatry, located south of the Tatra mountains. Sometimes, Tatras is a term used for either or both ranges.
Skalnaté pleso observatory
Observatórium Skalnaté pleso (Skalnaté Pleso Observatory) is an astronomical observatory in Slovakia. There is also a meteorological observatory. It is near Tatranská Lomnica and has IAU observatory code 056. The name means "Rocky Lake" . The observatory produced the popular sky atlas Skalnate Pleso Atlas of the Heavens by A. Becvar.
Slovak Paradise
Slovak Paradise is a mountain range in central Slovakia. It is a part of the Spiš-Gemer Karst, which in turn is a part of the Slovenské rudohorie Mountains, a major subdivision of the Western Carpathians. It is located between the towns of Spišská Nová Ves in the north and Dobšiná in the south. It is particularly known for its gorges and waterfalls. It is very popular with hikers as it has a number of unusual routes through gorges and waterfalls.
Spiš-Gemer Karst
The Spiš-Gemer Karst is a part (a geomorphological area) in the Slovenské rudohorie Mountains. It consists of these two entities, both of which have been declared national parks: Slovak Paradise mountains Muránska planina (Muráň Plateau) It is made up of a complex of karst plains and high plateaus ranging from 800 to 1000 above sea level. 40x40px Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Spišsko-gemerský kras
Kozie chrbty
The Kozie chrbty or Kecske-hát (In Slovak, literally "goat ridges") are a mountainous area in Slovakia, part of the Fatra-Tatra Area of the Inner Western Carpathians, where uranium ore may be found. The place was previously known as Vikartovský ridge. The Kozie chrbty is located between the High Tatras and the Low Tatras, south and west of Poprad. They are drained by the river Váh to the west, and the rivers Hornád and Poprad to the east.
Kežmarok District
Kežmarok District is a district in the Prešov Region of eastern Slovakia. It is situated in the western part Prešov Region. Kežmarok district borders Stará Ľubovňa District, Levoča District, Poprad District, Sabinov District and Poland. It lies mainly on a foothills of High Tatras. Kežmarok district was established in 1923 and in its present borders exist from 1996. It belongs to the smaller Slovak districts with lower population density.
Poprad District
Poprad District (okres Poprad) is a district in the Prešov Region of eastern Slovakia. The district had been established in 1923 and from 1996 exists in its current borders. It consists of 29 municipalities, from which three have a town status. Its seat, cultural and economic center is Poprad, the largest city. Main economic branches are industry and tourism. In Poprad district is located mountain range High Tatras, top tourist attraction in Slovakia.
Poprad-Tatry Airport
Poprad-Tatry Airport, is an airport in the Slovak ski resort town of Poprad. It is the airport with the highest elevation in Central Europe, at 718 m, which is 150 m higher than Innsbruck Airport, Austria. The airport serves schedule and charter airline operations, is a base for search and rescue air services, and handles general aviation. It does not offer any domestic flights. Facilities in the airport terminal include a snack bar, car rental desk, travel office and currency exchange.
Poprad Ice Stadium
Poprad Ice Stadium is an arena in Poprad, Slovakia. It is primarily used for ice hockey and is the home arena of HK Poprad (playing in the Slovak Extraliga). It has a capacity of 4,500 people and was built in 1973. During the 2011–12 KHL season, it was also the home arena of Lev Poprad, which was playing in the Kontinental Hockey League.
Píla, Žarnovica District
Píla is a village and municipality in the Žarnovica District, Banská Bystrica Region in Slovakia.
Starý Smokovec
Starý Smokovec is a part of the town of Vysoké Tatry in northern Slovakia in the Tatras. Its name is pronounced approximately "Star-EE Smoke-oh-vets", meaning "Old Smokovec". Starý Smokovec is a popular resort for skiing and hiking. It also forms the junction of the Tatra Electric Railway train line, connecting Poprad, Tatranská Lomnica and Štrbské Pleso. Amongst the more important buildings in the district are the sanatorium and the Grand Hotel (established in 1904).
Žakovce
Žakovce is a village and municipality in Kežmarok District in the Prešov Region of north Slovakia.
Tatranská Lomnica
Tatranská Lomnica is a town in the Slovakian part of the High Tatras mountains. It is a skiing and hiking resort best known for the cable car to Lomnický štít, one of the steepest in Europe and remarkable for its lack of support pylons between the two stations . Tatranská Lomnica railway station is one endpoint of the Tatra Electric Railway, which connects the town to Starý Smokovec.
Huncovce
Huncovce is a village and municipality in Kežmarok District in the Prešov Region of north Slovakia.
Vlková
Vlková is a village and municipality in Kežmarok District in the Prešov Region of north Slovakia.
Belianska Cave
Belianska Cave is a stalactite cave in the Slovak part of the Tatra mountains, the largest and the only one open to the public in the Tatras. It is located above the settlement of Tatranská Kotlina, which is a part of the town of Vysoké Tatry. The cave was discovered in the 18th century, although it is presumed that it was used by pre-historic people. The cave was opened in 1884 and electrically lit in 1896. Entrance to the cave is located at an altitude of 890 metres.
Wooden articular church in Kežmarok
The Wooden articular church in Kežmarok (Slovak: Drevený artikulárny kostol v Kežmarku) is a wooden church in Kežmarok, Slovakia. The local Lutherans built it during a period of religious persecution, when they were allowed to erect only wooden churches. That is why even nails were made exclusively of wood. The construction was financially supported by Protestants from various countries, including Sweden and Denmark.
Hrebienok
Hrebienok is a small ski resort in the Tatra Mountains, in northern Slovakia. It is connected by funicular to the town of Starý Smokovec, which is in turn part of the Tatra Electric Railway. 40px This Slovak geography article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. vte
Our Lady of Sorrows Church, Poprad
Our Lady of Sorrows Church (Slovak: Konkatedrála Sedembolestnej Panny Márie) is the main Roman Catholic church of the town of Poprad, Slovakia. It was built between 1939 and 1942. The church is 48 m long and 22 m wide. The title "concathedral" refers to the fact that it is the second cathedral in the Diocese of Spiš, after St. Martin's Cathedral in Spišská Kapitula.
Poprad-Tatry railway station
Poprad-Tatry railway station (Slovak: Železničná stanica Poprad-Tatry) is a break-of-gauge junction station serving the city of Poprad, in the Prešov Region, northeastern Slovakia. Opened in 1871, the station forms part of the standard gauge Košice–Bohumín Railway, and is the junction between that line and the Poprad-Tatry–Plaveč railway, a standard gauge branch line.
Starý Smokovec railway station
Starý Smokovec railway station (Slovak: Železničná stanica Starý Smokovec) is a junction station in the High Tatras. It serves the ski, tourist and health resort of Starý Smokovec, in the Prešov Region, northeastern Slovakia. Opened in 1908, the station is the focal point of the metre gauge Tatra Electric Railway (TEŽ). It forms the junction between the TEŽ's Poprad-Tatry–Štrbské Pleso main line and its only other line, the Starý Smokovec–Tatranská Lomnica branch.
Tatranská Lomnica railway station
Tatranská Lomnica railway station (Slovak: Železničná stanica Tatranská Lomnica) is a break-of-gauge junction station in the High Tatras. It serves the settlement of Tatranská Lomnica, in the Prešov Region, northeastern Slovakia. Opened in 1895, the station is the eastern terminus of the Starý Smokovec—Tatranská Lomnica branch line operated by the metre gauge Tatra Electric Railway (TEŽ).