Poprad administrative
classification
- capital of Okres Poprad (Poprad county)
- divided in 5 city districts (Stare Mesto, Velka, Spisska Sobota, Matejovce,
Straze, Kvetnica)
Poprad alternative names
Deutschendorf (German), Poprád (Hungarian)
Poprad geography and location
- 63,1 km2
- 49° N, 20° E
- 718 meters above sea level
- on southeast of High Tatra mountain range
- border to Poland 15 km to north
- time zone: GMT +1
Poprad population and demographics
- 55 000 inhabitants
- ethnic mix: majority Slovak, small minorities of Polish, Czechs, Germans
- religion: mainly Roman Catholic, minority Protestant of Augsburg Confession,
Greek Catholics, Reformed Christians, Orthodox, Jehovah's Witnesses,
Methodist Protestants, Jews, Baptists
Poprad climate
- mild
- annual average temperature 8,9 °C, average January temp 1,2°C
, average July temp 16,5 °C
- average annual rainfall 600 mm
Poprad telephone numbers
calling to Poprad
- international code of Slovakia 421
- city code of Poprad 52, popular mobile phone codes 903 (Eurotel),
905 (Orange)
- calling from UK: 00 421 52
- calling from US and Canada: 011 421 52
calling from Poprad
- prefix required to call abroad 00
- calling to UK: 00 44
- calling to US and Canada: 00 1
calling within Poprad
- general emergency number: 112
- state police: 158
- municipal police: 159
- ambulance: 155
- fire brigade: 150
Poprad electricity
220 volts AC, 50Hz; round two-pin plugs are standard
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