Štrba
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| Štrba | |
| Village | |
| Country |  Slovakia |
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| Region | Prešov |
| District | Poprad |
| Elevation | 850 m (2,789 ft) |
| Coordinates | |
| Area | 43.463 km² (16.78 sq mi) |
| Population | 3,653 (2004-12-31) |
| Density | 84 /km² (218 /sq mi) |
| First mentioned | 1281 |
| Postal code | 059 38 |
| Area code | +421-52 |
| Car plate | PP |
   Location of Štrba in Slovakia
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  Location of Štrba in the Prešov Region
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| Statistics: MOŠ/MIS | |
| Website: www.strba.sk | |
Štrba (German: Tschirm, Hungarian: 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.
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[edit] 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.
[edit] 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.[1]
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