The Poprad (, ) is a river in northern Slovakia and southern Poland, and a tributary of the Dunajec River near Stary SÃÂ cz, Poland. It has a length of 170 kilometres (63 km of which are within the Polish borders) and a basin area of 2,077 km<sup>2</sup>, (1,594 km<sup>2</sup> of which is in Slovakia, and 483 km<sup>2</sup> in Poland). Much of the Polish part of its basin is included in the protected area called Poprad Landscape Park featuring the Poprad River Gorge, a popular tourist destination between the towns of Piwniczna and Rytro.
Poprad is the only large Slovak river flowing north into southern Poland. The river flows through the Slovak towns of Poprad, Keà ¾marok, Stará ýubovà Âa, then forms for 31.1 km the Polish-Slovak border and flows through the Polish towns of Krynica-Zdrój, Muszyna, Piwniczna-Zdrój, Rytro, Stary Sàcz, and à »egiestów, among others.
The name is derived from a Proto-Slavic verb prÃÂd- (to flow fast, to jump), preserved in the Slovak words priasà ¥, pradenie (to spin, spinning).