Poprad itself was for 690 years (up until 1946) just one of several neighbouring settlements, which currently make up the modern city. The other parts of the current municipality are "Matejovce" (German: "Matzdorf"; Hungarian: "Mateóc", first reference 1251), "Spišská Sobota" (German: "Georgenberg"; Hungarian: "Szepesszombat", 1256), "Veľká" (German/Hungarian: "Felka", 1268), and "Stráže pod Tatrami" (German: "Michelsdorf"; Hungarian: "Strázsa", 1276). The most significant of these original towns was Georgenberg, now Spišská Sobota, which preserved its dominant position in the area until the late 19th century.