territory, and Poland handed over territory of the same area (the change was dictated by the inability to restore the common border road to its previous state; built in 1958 to allow Slovak tourists to see the places of fighting. After correction, the border runs the middle of the road) on the Dunajec river in the vicinity of the Polish towns Sromowce Niżne and Sromowce Wyżne and the Slovak towns of Červený Kláštor and Spišská Stará Ves, part of the unnamed island with an area of surrendered to Slovakia, and Slovakia gave way to part of the island of Nokiel with the same area (the change was dictated by the lack of possibility to settle border marks in the right places, due to the shape change of the island). In the area of the Polish town of Jaworzynka and the Slovakian town of Skalité, Poland withdrew from of territory, and Slovakia withdrew territory of the same area (the change was dictated by the residents' requests - after 1953 a road was crossed there several times across the border, causing many difficulties in access to plots on both sides, now the border runs the middle of the road). In total, Poland has transferred to Slovakia, and vice versa territories with an area of (nearly ). See also Territorial changes of Poland Border Guard (Poland) Extreme points of Poland Geography of Poland Poland-Slovakia relations Polish border crossings Polish rail border crossings References European Union internal borders Borders of Poland Borders of Slovakia International borders