Štrba

Geobox | Settlement
name = Štrba
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category = Village


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country = Slovakia
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region = Prešov
district = Poprad
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elevation = 850
lat_d = 49
lat_m = 04
lat_NS = N
long_d = 20
long_m = 04
long_s = 60
long_EW = E
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area = 43.463
area_round = 2
population = 3653
population_date = 2004-12-31
population_density = auto
established = 1281
established_type = First mentioned
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postal_code = 059 38
area_code = +421-52
code = PP
code_type = Car plate
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map_background = Slovakia - background map.png map_caption = Location of Štrba in Slovakia
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map1 = Prešov Region - outline map.svg
map1_background = Prešov Region - background map.png map1_caption = Location of Štrba in the Prešov Region
map1_locator = Prešov Region
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statistics = [http://www.statistics.sk/mosmis/eng/prvav2.jsp?txtUroven440706&lstObec523933&Okruhzaklad MOŠ/MIS]
website = [http://www.strba.sk www.strba.sk]
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Štrba ( _de. Tschirm, _hu. Csorba) is a village in the Poprad District, Prešov Region, northern Slovakia. It is situated in the Sub-Tatra Basin, which separates the High Tatras and Low Tatras at the European continental divide between the Baltic and the Black Sea. It is approximately 16 km (10 mi.) west of the city of Poprad.

History

Historical records first mention Štrba in 1280. The village used to own the lands around the mountain glacial lake, and now resort, of Štrbské pleso, to which it gave its name.

Geography

The municipality lies at an altitude of 829 metres and covers an area of 43.463km². It has a population of 3,653 people. Its detached borough of Tatranská Štrba hosts the lower station of the Štrbské Pleso - Štrba rack railway, and a stop on one of Slovakia's major railways. The mountain resort settlement of Štrbské Pleso also belongs to the village. [ [http://spravy.pravda.sk/strbske-pleso-patri-mestu-strba-daz-/sk_regiony.asp?c=A070503_111541_sk_regiony_p04 Štrbské Pleso patrí mestu Štrba (Štrbské Pleso belongs to the town of Štrba) - newspaper Pravda, 3 May 2007 (in Slovak)] ]

References

External links

* [http://www.strba.sk/?way=&page=&idd= Municipal website]