Polish–Slovak border

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The Polish–Slovak border is the international boundary running mainly through the Carpathian Mountains that separates Poland from Slovakia in Central Europe.

All labels observed (10)

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (51)

Predicate Object
instanceOf international border
state border
country1 Poland
country2 Slovakia
crossesProtectedArea Tatra National Park (Poland)
linked to: Tatra National Park

Tatranský národný park (Slovakia)
enteredSchengenRegimeOn 2007-12-21
establishedInYear 1918
followsMountainRange Beskid Mountains
linked to: Beskids

Carpathian Mountains
Tatra Mountains
hasApproximateLength 336 mi
541 km
hasBorderCrossingType pedestrian border crossing
rail border crossing
road border crossing
hasBorderRiver Białka
Dunajec
linked to: Dunajec River

Orava
Poprad
hasHistoricalDispute border around the Orava region
border around the Spiš region
hasHistoricalPredecessor Austro-Hungarian–Russian border in the Carpathians
hasLanguageOnSide Polish
Slovak
hasMajorRailCrossing Muszyna–Plaveč rail crossing
Zwardoń–Skalité rail crossing
hasMajorRoadCrossing Barwinek–Vyšný Komárnik border crossing
Chyżne–Trstená border crossing
Jurgów–Podspády border crossing
hasNearbyCity Nowy Targ
Prešov
Zakopane
Žilina
highestPoint Rysy
highestPointElevation 2503 m
locatedInRegion Central Europe
lowestPoint confluence of the Dunajec and Poprad rivers
partOf European Union internal borders
linked to: Schengen Area

Schengen Area internal borders
linked to: Schengen Area
redefinedInYear 1945
separatesFormerEntities Czechoslovakia
First Czechoslovak Republic
People's Republic of Poland
Second Polish Republic
traversesHistoricalRegion Lemkivshchyna
Orava
Podhale
Spiš
usedAs EU internal land border
NATO internal border

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Referenced by (20)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Dunajec River borderSectionName Polish–Slovak border
Pieniny Mountains borderRegionOf Poland–Slovakia border
linked to: Polish–Slovak border
Eastern Slovakia hasBorderCrossing Slovakia–Poland border
linked to: Polish–Slovak border
Kasprowy Wierch partOf Polish–Slovak border
Orava dividedBy Slovak–Polish border
linked to: Polish–Slovak border
Huta Pass nearbyFeature Polish–Slovak border
Piwniczna-Zdrój hasNearbyBorderCrossing Poland–Slovakia border region
linked to: Polish–Slovak border
Low Beskids crossedBy Polish–Slovak border
Polish–Slovak border hasMajorRoadCrossing Chyżne–Trstená border crossing
linked to: Polish–Slovak border
Lemko region borderedBy Polish–Slovak border
Beskids crosses Polish–Slovak border
Dukla Pass War Memorial locatedInRegion Slovak–Polish border region
linked to: Polish–Slovak border
Liliowe Pass isPartOfBorder Polish–Slovak border
Świnicka Pass isPartOf Polish–Slovak border
Cicha (Tichá) Valley borderRegion Polish-Slovak border
linked to: Polish–Slovak border
Schronisko PTTK na Polanie Chochołowskiej locatedNear Slovak–Polish border
linked to: Polish–Slovak border
Grześ isOnBorder Poland–Slovakia border (ridge area nearby)
linked to: Polish–Slovak border
Rakoń locatedIn Polish-Slovak border region
linked to: Polish–Slovak border
Sea Eye locatedNear Polish–Slovak border
Schronisko PTTK Morskie Oko hasNearbyBorder Poland–Slovakia border
linked to: Polish–Slovak border