Tatra Mountains

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The Tatra Mountains or Tatras or Tatra (in Polish and Slovak Tatry, which is a plural proper noun) is a mountain range on the border of Poland and Slovakia, the highest part of the Carpathian Mountains.

Regions

• West Tatras (sk: Západné Tatry)
• East Tatras (sk: Východné Tatry ):
  • High Tatras
  • Belianske Tatry

Note: The Tatra Mountains do not include the mountain range called Low Tatras (sk: Nízke Tatry).

Towns

• in Slovakia
  • Poprad
  • Vysoké Tatry:
    • Starý Smokovec
    • Štrbské Pleso
    • Tatranská Lomnica
• in Poland
  • Zakopane - a nearby resort-town on the northern edge of the Tatras.

External links

Official website:

• The town of High Tatras
• Management of Slovak Tatra National Park
• Management of Polish Tatra National Park

Tourist websites:

• High Tatras National Park - Tourist guide and regulations
• Tourist and hotel guide
• Go-Zakopane.com - interactive Travel Guide to Tatra Mountains
• A page dedicated to help to renew the Tatras

Panoramic view from the Rysy (2499m): http://merzhase.de/hightatras/rysi/

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