The
municipality lies at an altitude of 829 metres and covers an area of
43.463 km². It has a population of 3,653 people. Its detached borough of
Tatranská Štrba hosts the Štrba railway station, the valley terminus of the
Štrbské Pleso - Štrba rack railway, and a stop on one of Slovakia's major
railways. The mountain resort settlement of Štrbské Pleso also belongs to the
village.