Poprad

Poprad (pronunciation ; Hungarian: Poprád, German: Deutschendorf) is a city in northern Slovakia at the bottom of the High Tatra Mountains. It is the biggest town in the Spiš region and the tenth largest city in Slovakia. As of 2024, 48,352 people live in Poprad.[1]

The city has a historic centre, an international airport and is the starting point of the Tatranská elektrická železnica (Tatra Electric Railway) - a set of special narrow-gauge trains (trams) connecting the resorts in the High Tatra Mountains with each other and with Poprad. Main line trains link Poprad to other destinations in Slovakia and beyond, through trains run to Prague in the Czech Republic.

Population

Population statistics (10 years)[2]
Year:1994200420142024
Count:54,80355,40452,31648,352
Progress: +1.09% -5.57% -7.57%
Population statistics[2]
Year:20232024
Count:48,74148,352
Progress:-0.79%

References

  1. ↑ "Počet obyvateľov podľa pohlavia - obce (ročne) [om7101rr_obce=AREAS_SK]". Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2025-03-31. Retrieved 2025-03-31.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Počet obyvateľov podľa pohlavia - obce (ročne) [om7101rr_obce=AREAS_SK]". Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2025-03-31. Retrieved 2025-03-31.



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