Poprad

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

History

Historically, the territory originally occupied by Slovak settlements was colonized in the 13th century by German settlers and became a largely German village (town). From 1412 to 1770, as one of the Spi? towns, Poprad was pawned by the Kingdom of Hungary (to which Slovakia belonged between the 11th century and 1918) to the Kingdom of Poland, meaning that Poland was partially responsible for the developments there.

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13th century - German - 1412 - 1770 - Spi? - Kingdom of Hungary - Kingdom - Poland

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Poprad itself, the first written reference to which dates from 1256, was for 690 years (up until 1946) just one of several neighbouring towns, which currently make up the modern town with 55,000 inhabitants. The other parts are the present-day town areas of Matejovce (first reference 1251), Spi?ská Sobota (1256), Ve?ká (1268), and Strá?e pod Tatrami (1276). The most significant of those original towns was Spi?ská Sobota, which preserved its dominant position till the late 19th century.

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1256 - 1946 - 1251 - 1268 - 1276 - 19th century

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In 1999, Poprad put in a bid to host the 2006 Winter Olympics, but lost to Turin, Italy.

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1999 - Winter Olympics - Turin - Italy

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