Poprad

Poprad
City
From the top, Central Poprad, Renaissance bell tower, Tatra Gallery Central Poprad
Flag Coat of arms
Poprad Location in Slovakia Show map of Prešov Region Poprad Poprad (Slovakia) Show map of Slovakia
Coordinates: 49°03′34″N 20°17′51″E / 49.05944°N 20.29750°E / 49.05944; 20.29750
Country	Slovakia
Region	Prešov
District	Poprad
First mentioned	1250
Government
• Mayor	Anton Danko
Area [1]
• Total	63.09 km2 (24.36 sq mi)
	(2022)
Elevation	684[2] m (2,244[2] ft)
Population  (2022)[3]
• Total	49,091
• Density	780/km2 (2,000/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	058 01[2]
Area code	+421 52[2]
Car plate	PP
Website	poprad.sk

Poprad (Slovak: [ˈpɔprat] ^ⓘ; Hungarian: Poprád; German: Deutschendorf) is a city in northern Slovakia at the foot of the High Tatra Mountains, famous for its picturesque historic centre and as a holiday resort. It is the biggest town of the Spiš region and the tenth largest city in Slovakia, with a population of approximately 50,000.

The Poprad-Tatry Airport is an international airport located just outside the city. Poprad is also the starting point of the Tatra Electric Railway (known in Slovak as Tatranská elektrická železnica), a set of special narrow-gauge trains (trams) connecting the resorts in the High Tatras with each other and with Poprad. Main line trains link Poprad to other destinations in Slovakia and beyond; in particular, there are through trains running from Poprad to Prague in the Czech Republic.