District of Kežmarok

Built around a medieval trading crossroads beneath the High Tatras, Kežmarok grew into the historic centre of this part of Spiš in northeastern Slovakia. The town lies in the Poprad River basin, with routes leading north towards the Polish border and the Tatras rising to the northwest. Kežmarok Castle, a Renaissance complex on the site of an earlier fortification, anchors the old centre. Its wooden Protestant articular church, built in 1717, forms part of the UNESCO-listed Wooden Churches of the Slovak Carpathians. The wider district also extends into the Tatra foothills, giving the area a distinctly mountain-facing character. Continue through nearby webcams to explore different parts of the Kežmarok District and Prešov Region.

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