Prags
| Prags | |
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| Gemeinde Prags Comune di Braies |
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| Coordinates: 46°43′N 12°8′E / 46.717°N 12.133°ECoordinates: 46°43′N 12°8′E / 46.717°N 12.133°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol |
| Province | South Tyrol (BZ) |
| Frazioni | Außerprags (Braies di Fuori), Innerprags (Braies di Dentro), St. Veit (San Vito), Schmieden (Ferrara). |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Alfred Mutschlechner |
| Area | |
| • Total | 89.2 km2 (34.4 sq mi) |
| Population (Nov. 2010) | |
| • Total | 657 |
| • Density | 7.4/km2 (19.1/sq mi) |
| Demonym | German: Pragser Italian: di Braies |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
| Postal code | 39030 |
| Dialing code | 0474 |
| Website | Official website |
Prags (Italian: Braies; Ladin: Braies) is a comune (municipality) in South Tyrol in the Italian region Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, located about 110 km northeast of Trento and about 60 km northeast of Bolzano (Bozen).
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[edit] Geography
As of 30 November 2010, it had a population of 657 and an area of 89.2 km².[1] According to the 2001 census, 96.89% of the population speak German, 2.79% Italian and 0.33% Ladin as first language.[2]
The municipality of Prags contains the frazioni (subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) Außerprags (Braies di Fuori), Innerprags (Braies di Dentro), Schmieden (Ferrara) and St. Veit (San Vito).
Prags borders the following municipalities: Cortina d'Ampezzo, Toblach, Mareo, Welsberg-Taisten, Olang, and Niederdorf.
[edit] History
[edit] Coat-of-arms
The emblem represents a stag on a mountain with three vert peaks, crossed by a wavy stream of argent. The emblem was granted in 1968.[3]
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[edit] Linguistic distribution
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[edit] Demographic evolution
[edit] References
- ^ All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
- ^ a b Oscar Benvenuto (ed.): "South Tyrol in Figures 2008", Provincial Statistics Institute of the Autonomous Province of South Tyrol, Bozen/Bolzano 2007, p. 17, table 10
- ^ Heraldry of the World: Prags
[edit] External links
Media related to Prags at Wikimedia Commons
- (German) (Italian) Homepage of the municipality
