Poprad

Poprad (Hungarian: Popr?d, German: Deutschendorf) is a town in northern Slovakia at the foot of the High Tatra Mountains.

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The town has a historic center, an international airport and is the starting point of the Tatransk? elektrick? ?eleznica (Tatra Electric Railway) -- a set of special narrow gauge trains (trams) connecting the resorts in the High Tatra with each other and with Poprad. Main line trains link Poprad to other destinations in Slovakia and beyond; in particular, through trains run to Prague in the Czech Republic.

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An important note for travellers: The airport is called "Tatry-Poprad" (TAT), but the railway station "Poprad-Tatry".

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Town: In American English, a town is usually a municipal corporation that is smaller than a city but larger than a village. In some cases, "town" is an alternate name for "city" or "village" (especially a larger village). Sometimes, the word "town" is short for "township."...