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Poprád
Poprad
Poprád
Hungarian:
Poprád
Slovak:
Poprad
German:
Deutschendorf
Latin:
Villa Theutonicalis
Historical Hungarian county:
Szepes
Country:
Slovakia
District:
Prešovský kraj
River:
Poprád
Altitude:
684 m
GPS coordinates:
49.054756, 20.301692
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Population
Population:
52k
Hungarian:
0%
Population in 1910
| Total | 2283 |
|---|---|
| Hungarian | 30.18% |
| German | 35.83% |
| Slovak | 33.2% |
The present-day town on the Poprád River was founded by Saxon settlers invited by King Béla IV of Hungary to Szepes after the Mongol Invasion, who were mainly engaged in copper mining. King Sigismund of Hungary, in order to finance his war for recapturing the Dalmatian towns from Venice, pawned 13 towns of Szepes to Poland, including Poprád, in 1412. Althought it was originally planned for only a short time, it finally lasted until 1772. After the railway reached the town, it became industrialized. The Carpathian Association of Hungary founded the Carpathian Museum in 1883, which was renamed to Tatra Museum by the Czechoslovaks in 1945. The lines of the Local Electric Railways of Tatra were completed by the year 1912, as well as the hiking paths, and the tourism was booming. The Saxons of Szepes proved their loyalty in 1918 during the Czechoslovak invasion, when they declared their will to remain part of Hungary. Unfortunately the great powers weren't interested in the opinion of the local population when drawing the borders. The newly created Czechoslovakia had no need of the native nationalities and after World War II they took advantage of the favorable opportunity and displaced the Saxons immediately.
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895
Arrival of the Hungarians
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895
The alliance of the seven Hungarian tribes took possession of the then largely uninhabited Carpathian Basin. Until then, the sparse Slavic population of the north-western Carpathians had lived under Moravian rule for a few decades after the collapse of the Avar Khaganate in the early 9th century.
1000
Foundation of the Hungarian Kingdom
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1000
The Kingdom of Hungary was established with the coronation of King Stephen I. He converted the Hungarians to Christianity and created two archdioceses (Esztergom and Kalocsa) and ten dioceses. He divided Hungary into counties led by ispáns, who were appointed by the king.
1241-1242
Mongol Invasion
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1241-1242
The hordes of the Mongol Empire invaded Hungary and almost completely destroyed it. One third to one half of the population was destroyed. The Mongols also suffered heavy losses in the battle of Muhi and they could not hunt down the king. After their withdrawal, King Béla IV reorganized Hungary. He allowed the feudal lords to build stone castles because they were able to successfully resist the nomadic Mongols. The vast majority of stone castles were built after this. The king called in German, Vlach (Romanian) and Slavic settlers to replace the destroyed population.
after 1242
King Béla IV of Hungary settled down Saxons.
1256
It was mentioned for the first time. It was called Poprád.
late 13th century
The church dedicated to St. Giles was built in early Gothic style.
1301
The extinction of the House of Árpád
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1301
The House of Árpád, the first Hungarian royal dynasty, died out with the death of King Andrew III. Hungary was ruled by oligarchs, the most powerful of whom was Csák Máté, whose main ally was the Aba family. King Charles I (1308-1342), supported by the Pope, eventually emerged as the most prominent of the contenders for the Hungarian throne. But it took decades to break the power of the oligarchs.
November 8, 1412
King Sigismund of Hungary pawned 13 towns of Szepes County (Szepesbéla, Duránd, Felka, Igló, Leibic, Mateóc, Ménhárd, Poprád, Ruszkin, Szepesolaszi, Szepesszombat, Szepesváralja, Sztrázsa), and three castles (Gnézda, Podolin and Lubló) to Wladyslaw II of Poland (1386-1434). The pawn lasted until 1772 (formally until September 18, 1773). King Sigismund needed the money to launch a war against Venice to retake the Dalmatian towns occupied by the city state. The war wasn't successful.
1526
Battle of Mohács and the splitting of Hungary into two parts
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1526
Sultan Suleiman I launched a war against Vienna, instigated by the French. Ferdinand I, Duke of Austria, was the brother-in-law of King Louis II of Hungary. The army of the Ottoman Empire defeated the much smaller Hungarian army at Mohács, and King Louis II died in the battle. A group of the barons elected Ferdinand I of the House of Habsburg to the throne, who promised to defend Hungary from the Turks. He was the younger brother of the most powerful European monarch Emperor Charles V. But the nobility chose the most powerful Hungarian baron, Szapolyai János, who was also crowned as King John I. The country was split in two and a decades-long struggle for power began.
16th century
Copper mining began in the area. The mining stopped in the 18th century.
1541
The Turkish occupation of the capital, Buda, and the division of Hungary into three parts
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1541
The Turks conquered Buda, the capital of Hungary, after the death of King John I. The central part of the country was under Turkish rule for 150 years. The western and northern parts (including present-day Slovakia) formed the Kingdom of Hungary ruled by the Habsburg emperors. The eastern parts (now mainly under Romanian rule) were ruled by the successors of King John I of Hungary. In 1571, John II (John Sigismund), the son of King John I of Hungary, renounced the title of King of Hungary in favor of King Maximilian of the House of Habsburg, and henceforth held the title of Prince. This formally created the Principality of Transylvania, which was the eastern half of Hungary not ruled by the Habsburgs and was also a vassal of the Ottoman Empire. John II died in 1571, after which the three nations of Transylvania (the Hungarian nobility, the Székelys and the Saxons) elected the prince.
1619
The campaign of Prince Bethlen Gábor of Transylvania in the Thirty Years' War
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1619
At the beginning of the Thirty Years' War (1618-1648), Prince Bethlen Gábor of Transylvania went to war against the Habsburg emperor as an ally of the rebelling Czech-Moravian-Austrian estates. The whole Kingdom of Hungary joined him, only the Austrian defenders of Pozsony had to be put to the sword. With his allies, he laid siege to Vienna. However, he was forced to abandon the siege because the Habsburg-loyal Hungarian aristocrat Homonnai Drugeth György attacked his heartland with Polish mercenaries. On 25 August 1620, the Diet of Besztercebánya elected Bethlen Gábor King of Hungary as vassal of the Turks. He continued to fight after the defeat of the Czechs at White Mountain on 8 November 1620, but without real chance to achieve decisive victory, he decided to come to an agreement with Emperor Ferdinand II.
September 30, 1619
The town surrendered peacefully to Prince Bethlen Gábor of Transylvania.
31 December 1621
Peace of Nikolsburg
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31 December 1621
Prince Bethlen Gábor of Transylvania made peace with Emperor Ferdinand II. Their agreement secured the constitutional rights of the Estates of Hungary, and later it was supplemented with the freedom of religion. Bethlen renounced the title of King of Hungary in exchange for seven counties of the Upper Tisza region (Szabolcs, Szatmár, Bereg, Ugocsa, Zemplén, Borsod, Abaúj) for the rest of his life, other estates in Hungary as his private property and the imperial title of Duke of Oppeln and Ratibor (Opole and Racibórz), one of the Duchies of Silesia. Prince Bethlen went to war against the Habsburgs in 1623 and 1626, but was unable to negotiate more favourable terms.
1658
A Renaissance bell tower was built south of the St. Giles church.
1686
Recapture of Buda and the liberation of Hungary from the Turks
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1686
The army of the Holy League recaptured Buda from the Turks by siege. In 1687, the Imperial army invaded the Principality of Transylvania. The liberation was hindered by the French breaking their promise of peace in 1688 and attacking the Habsburg Empire. By 1699, when the Peace of Karlóca was signed, all of Hungary and Croatia had been liberated from the Ottoman Empire with the exception of Temesköz, the area bounded by the Maros, the Tisza and the Danube rivers. It was not until the Peace of Požarevac in 1718 that Temesköz was liberated from the Turks. However, the continuous war against the Turkish invaders and the Habsburg autocracy, which lasted for more than 150 years, wiped out large areas of the Hungarian population, which had previously made up 80% of the country's population, and was replaced by Vlachs (Romanians), Serbs and other Slavic settlers and Germans. The Habsburgs also favoured the settlement of these foreign peoples over the 'rebellious' Hungarians.
1692
A paper mill was established.
1703-1711
Hungarian War of Independence led by Prince Rákóczi Ferenc II
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1703-1711
After the expulsion of the Turks, the Habsburgs treated Hungary as a newly conquered province and did not respect its constitution. The serfs rose up against the Habsburg ruler because of the sufferings caused by the war and the heavy burdens, and they invited Rákóczi Ferenc II to lead them. Trusting in the help promised by King Louis XIV of France, he accepted. Rákóczi rallied the nobility to his side, and soon most of the country was under his control. The rebels were called the kurucs. In 1704, the French and the Bavarians were defeated at the Battle of Blenheim, depriving the Hungarians of their international allies. The Rusyn, Slovak and Vlach peasants and the Saxons of Szepes supported the fight for freedom, while the Serbs in the south and the Saxons in Transylvania served the Habsburgs. Due to lack of funds Rákóczi could not raise a strong regular army, and in 1710, Hungary was also hit by a severe plague. Rákóczi tried unsuccessfully to forge an alliance with Tsar Peter the Great of Russia. In his absence, without his knowledge, his commander-in-chief, Károlyi Sándor, accepted Emperor Joseph I's peace offer. The Peace of Szatmár formally restored the Hungarian constitution and religious freedom and granted amnesty, but did not ease the burden of serfdom. Rákóczi refused to accept the pardon and went into exile. He died in Rodosto, Turkey.
1848-1849
Hungarian Revolution and War of Independence
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1848-1849
Following the news of the Paris Revolution on 22 February 1848, the Hungarian liberal opposition led by Kossuth Lajos demanded the abolition of serfdom, the abolition of the tax exemption of the nobility, a parliament elected by the people, and an independent and accountable national government. The revolution that broke out in Pest on 15 March expressed its demands in 12 points, which, in addition to the above mentioned, included the freedom of the press, equality before the law, the release of the political prisoners and the union with Transylvania. A Hungarian government was formed, Batthyány Lajos became prime minister, and on 11 April Emperor Ferdinand V ratified the reform laws. On August 31 the Emperor demanded the repeal of the laws threatening with military intervention. In September the Emperor unleashed the army of Jelacic, Ban of Croatia, on Hungary, but they were defeated by the Hungarians in the Battle of Pákozd on 29 September. An open war began for the independence of Hungary. The Habsburgs incited the nationalities against the Hungarians. The Rusyns, the Slovenes and most of the Slovaks and Germans supported the cause persistently, but the Vlachs (Romanians) and the Serbians turned against the Hungarians. The glorious Spring Campaign in 1849 led by General Görgei Artúr liberated almost all of Hungary. On 1 May 1849, Emperor Franz Joseph, effectively admitting defeat, asked for the help of Tsar Nicholas I of Russia, who sent an intervention army of 200,000 soldiers against Hungary. The resistance became hopeless against the overwhelming enemy forces and on 13 August Görgei Artúr surrendered to the Russians at Világos. Bloody reprisals followed, and on 6 October 1849, 12 generals and a colonel of the Hungarian Revolution, the martyrs of Arad, were executed in Arad. On the same day, Batthyány Lajos, the first Hungarian Prime Minister, was executed by firing squad in Pest. The Habsburgs introduced total authoritarianism in Hungary, but they also failed to fulfil their promises to the nationalities that had betrayed the Hungarians.
1848-49
The Saxons of Szepes region supported the Hungarian's war for independence against the Habsburg Empire.
1867
Austro-Hungarian Compromise
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1867
The Habsburg Empire was weakened by the defeats it suffered in the implementation of Italian and German unity. The Hungarians wanted to return to the reform laws of 1848, but they did not have the strength to do so. Emperor Franz Joseph and the Hungarian opposition, led by Deák Ferenc, finally agreed to restructure the Empire and abolish absolutism. Hungary was given autonomy in its internal affairs, with its own government and parliament, which was essential for the development of its economy and culture. However, foreign and military affairs remained in the hands of the Habsburgs and served their aspiration for becoming a great power. The majority wanted Hungary's independence, but they were excluded from political power.
1870
The railway reached the town. The Kassa-Oderberg (today Bohumín, Czech Republic) line was constructed between 1869 and 1872 in private ownership.
late 19th century
Poprád became a developed industrial town.
1883
The foundation of the Carpathian Museum. It was renamed to Tatra Museum in 1945.
1904
The workshop was founded which was the predecessor of the Tatra Wagon Factory established in 1922.
1908
The Tatra Electric Railway was founded. The lines of the Local Electric Railways of Tatra (T.H.É.V.V.) were completed by the year 1912. Hiking paths were also ready and the tourism was booming. The Csorba Lake Cog-wheel Railway was constructed in 1896.
1914-1918
World War I
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1914-1918
As part of the Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, Hungary took part in the war on the side of the Central Powers.
November 1918 - January 1919
The Czech, Romanian and Serbian occupation of Hungary
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November 1918 - January 1919
In Hungary, the freemasonic subversion brought the pro-Entente Károlyi Mihály to power. The new government, naively trusting the Entente powers, met all their demands and disbanded the Hungarian military, which rendered the country completely defenseless in the most dire need. Under French and Italian command, Czech, Romanian and Serbian troops invaded large parts of Hungary, where they immediately began the takeover. They fired Hungarian railway workers, officials and teachers, banned the use of the Hungarian language, abolished Hungarian education, and disposed of everything that reminded them of the country's Hungarian past. Hundreds of thousands of Hungarians were forced to leave their homeland, and the forcible assimilation of the remaining Hungarians was begun.
December 1918
The Saxons of Szepes region declared their will to remain part of Hungary. Szepes region was invaded by the Czechoslovak Legion soon after.
December 15, 1918
The Czechoslovaks invaded Poprád.
4 June 1920
Trianon Dictate
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4 June 1920
Hungary was forced to sign the Treaty of Trianon, although the country was not invited to the peace talks. Hungary lost two thirds of its territory that had belonged to it for more than 1000 years. One-third of the Hungarian population came under foreign rule. On the basis of the national principle, countries with a more mixed and less ethnically balanced composition than the former Hungary were created, such as Czechoslovakia and the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes (later Yugoslavia). For example, while 48% of the population of the territory ceded to Czechoslovakia was Slovak and 30% Hungarian, 54% of the population of the former Hungary was Hungarian and 10.6% Slovak. And in the territory that is now part of Serbia, the Hungarians outnumbered the Serbs. The part of the territory allocated to Romania from Hungary was larger than the remaining territory of Hungary, despite the fact that there were 10 million Hungarians and less than 3 million Romanians in the former Hungary. While Hungary used to have the most liberal nationality policy in Europe, the successor states had no respect at all for the national and cultural rights of the indigenous Hungarians and engaged in forced assimilation. The Trianon Dictate destroyed the organic economic unity of the region. Before the First World War, Hungary had a dynamic economy, more advanced than Spain's. After 1920, the successor states formed the so-called "Little Entente", putting Hungary under an economic blockade and sabotaging it on the international stage.
14 March 1939
First independent Slovakia was established
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14 March 1939
The first independent Slovakia was established under German patronage. Josef Tiso became president of the country. In 1938, Hungary regained 11,927 km2 of territory from Czechoslovakia under the First Vienna Award. Its population was 869 thousand people, 86.5% of whom were Hungarian. From the remaining territory that Hungary did not get back, Slovakia was formed.
Autumn 1944 - Spring 1945
Soviet occupation
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Autumn 1944 - Spring 1945
The Soviet Red Army occupied Hungary and Slovakia, which resulted in the recreation of Czechoslovakia.
January 28, 1945
The Soviets invaded Poprád.
5 April 1945
Beneš decrees and the persecution of Hungarians
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5 April 1945
In Hungarian-majority Kassa, the president of occupying Czechoslovakia, Edvard Beneš, promulgated his government program, the so-called Beneš decrees. As part of this, the Hungarian population was deprived of their rights. Their complete expulsion was planned, with the support of the Soviet Union, and only the veto of the USA prevented it. Under the 'Reslavakization' programme, only those Hungarians who recognised themselves as Slovaks were allowed to regain their rights, thus renouncing all linguistic and cultural rights. In the violent expulsions that followed, nearly 200,000 Hungarians were deprived of their property and expelled from their homeland on the basis of their nationality.
after 1945
The German population of the town was expelled.
1 January 1993
Dissolution of Czechoslovakia
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1 January 1993
Czechoslovakia disintegrated due to ethnic differences between Czechs and Slovaks, shortly after the withdrawal of Soviet tanks. Slovakia was formed entirely from territory carved out of historic Hungary, and Slovak national identity is still largely based on falsified history and artificial hatred of Hungarians. Despite deportations, expulsions, forced assimilation and strong economic pressure, there are still nearly half a million Hungarians living in the country.
Source: Wikipedia, arcanum.hu - Bánlaky József: A magyar nemzet hadtörténelme
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St. Egidius Church
Kostol svätého Egídia
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church
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St. Egidius Church
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It was built in the 13th century. It was reconstructed in Gothic style in the 15th century.
Our Lady of Seven Sorrows Church
Konkatedrála Sedembolestnej Panny Márie
Ing.Mgr.Jozef Kotulič / Public domain
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Our Lady of Seven Sorrows Church
History
It was built between 1939 and 1942 in functionalist style. It was planned by Gabriel Schreiber and the construction was supervised by Horváth István.
St. John the Apostle Roman Catholic Church
Kostol svätého Jána Evanjelistu
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St. John the Apostle Roman Catholic Church
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The church was built in the 13th century in Romanesque style. It was reconstructed in the 15th century. The Gothic holy water stand is from 1439. The interior of the church is mainly Baroque. The organ is from the second half of the 17th century.
Lutheran Church
Evanjelický kostol
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church
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Lutheran Church
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It was built between 1829 and 1834 in Classicist style.
Holy Trinity Lutheran Church
Evanjelický kostol
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church
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Lutheran
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Holy Trinity Lutheran Church
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It was built at the beginning of the 19th century.
Synagogue
Popradská Tlačiareň, Vydavateľstvo S.r.o.
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synagogue
Currently:
printing press
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Jewish
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Synagogue
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The synagogue was built in 1830 in Classicist style.
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Tatra Museum
Podtatranské Múzeum V Poprade
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museum
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Tatra Museum
History
The museum was established by the Hungarian Carpathian Association. The association was established in Ótátrafüred in 1873. The building of the Carpathian Museum was built between 1885 and 1886. The land was donated by the great supporter of the museum, Husz Dávid (he has a plaque in the Lutheran church in only Slovak language). The first exhibition opened on August 6, 1887. Two side wings were built in 1907. The museum was renamed in 1945 to Tatra Museum and was united with the Tátra Museum established in 1882 in the village of Felka (that is now part of Poprád).
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Tatra Gallery
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It is located in the renovated steam power station of Poprád.
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Renaissance Bell Tower
Renesančná zvonica
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bell tower
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Renaissance Bell Tower
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The tower was built in 1685 in Renaissance style.
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Marian Column
Mórový stĺp
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statue / memorial / relief
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statue / memorial / relief
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Marian Column
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The column was erected in 1834 in Baroque style.
Plaque of Husz Dávid
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plaque
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The plaque is inside the Lutheran church and is written only in Slovak.
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Plaque of Husz Dávid
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The plaque is inside the Lutheran church and is written only in Slovak. He was the member of the Hungarian Carpathian Association, one of the founders and also the great contributor of the Carpathian Museum (that is now named Tatra Museum).
Museums and Galleries
Tatra Museum
Podtatranské Múzeum V Poprade
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museum
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Tatra Museum
History
The museum was established by the Hungarian Carpathian Association. The association was established in Ótátrafüred in 1873. The building of the Carpathian Museum was built between 1885 and 1886. The land was donated by the great supporter of the museum, Husz Dávid (he has a plaque in the Lutheran church in only Slovak language). The first exhibition opened on August 6, 1887. Two side wings were built in 1907. The museum was renamed in 1945 to Tatra Museum and was united with the Tátra Museum established in 1882 in the village of Felka (that is now part of Poprád).
Tatra Gallery
History
It is located in the renovated steam power station of Poprád.
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