Stráne pod Tatrami (German: Forberg, Hungarian: Tátraalja, Rusyn: Странє под Татрамі) is a village and municipality in Kežmarok District in the Prešov Region of north Slovakia.

History

In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1438. It belonged to a German language island. Before the establishment of independent Czechoslovakia in 1918, Stráne pod Tatrami was part of Szepes County within the Kingdom of Hungary. From 1939 to 1945, it was part of the Slovak Republic. On 27 January 1945, the Red Army dislodged the Wehrmacht from Stráne pod Tatrami in the course of the Western Carpathian offensive and it was once again part of Czechoslovakia. The German population was expelled in 1945.

Geography

The municipality lies at an altitude of 700 metres and covers an area of 4.218 km² . It has a population of about 2000 inhabitants.

Demographics

According to 2010 census total population had been 2083. In the village is sizeable Roma nationality, which had been claimed by 1078 inhabitants, which is ca. 52% of the total population. In 2010 there had been 1039 males and 1044 females, what is ca. 50% for both.