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Slovak Civic Heraldry
Slovenská Heraldika Miest a Obcí (Heraldický Register SR)

VYSOKÉ TATRY

Origin/meaning:
The arms were originally granted to Starý Smokovec, but were taken over by the new municipality. The arms show a blue gentian and the Tatra mountains.

Vysoké Tatry is not a single town, but a collection of villages, mountain resorts and mountain huts, many of which use non-official arms. The arms are widely used in the villages though. The capital is Starý Smokovec.

The villages and resorts in Vysoké Tatry :
Dolný Smokovec
Horný Smokovec
Kežmarské Žľaby
Nová Polianka
Nový Smokovec
Podbanské
Podspády
Starý Smokovec
Štrbské Pleso
Tatranská Javorina
Tatranská Kotlina
Tatranská Lesná
Tatranská Lomnica
Tatranská Matliare
Tatranská Polianka
Tatranské Zruby
Vyšné Hágy
Ždiar

The armigerous mountain huts :
Hrebienok hut
Popradské Pleso (hut)
Skalnaté Pleso hut

Literature : Brochure from the Vysoké Tatry tourist information.



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