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Tatra (tä`trə) or Tatras (–trəz), Pol. and Slovak Tatry, highest group of the Carpathian mountain system, in E central Europe. The High Tatra (Slovak Vysoké Tatry, Pol. Tatry Wysokie) extends c.40 mi (60 km) along the Polish-Slovakian border; its highest peak, Gerlachovský (8,711 ft/2,655 m) is in Slovakia. The Low Tatra, Slovak Nízké Tatry, lies entirely in Slovakia; it rises to 6,702 ft (2,043 m) in the Dumbier. The extensively glaciated mountains have numerous lakes, moraines, and hanging valleys. Tatra National Park (est. 1948) extends on both sides of the international border. The region's scenic beauty and excellent ski slopes have made it a year-round resort area. Vysoké Tatry, in Slovakia, and Zakopane, Poland, are the chief resort centers.


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A shining silver version of the splendid Tatra T87 saloon car, made in Czechoslovakia with its monocoque shell structure, rear engine, three headlights and energy-efficient streamlined shape (unlike most cars even today) is one of the highlights of the show, and one of the very few cars ever made that can really be called beautiful.
Modern matters by Davey, Peter / The Architectural Review
Gallery, 1971-72, in Slovakia's High Tatra Mountains (inaccessible to all but expert climbers) plays on the fictional geography of art institutions.
Julius Koller; Kolnischer Kunstverein by Holert, Tom / Artforum International
The results are growth above all, selling what can be sold, proposals to organize the Winter Olympics in the tiny (in comparison to the Alps) national park of the Tatra Mountains and to construct new dams on the Vistula river.
Land use and democracy by Giecewicz, Joanna / For A Change
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