Prettau

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Prettau
Comune
Gemeinde Prettau
Comune di Predoi
Prettau
Prettau
Location of Prettau
Map
CountryItaly
RegionTrentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol
ProvinceSouth Tyrol (BZ)
Government
 • MayorRobert Alexander Steger
Area
[1]
 • Total86.7 km2 (33.5 sq mi)
Elevation
1,475 m (4,839 ft)
Population
 (Nov. 2010)[2]
 • Total597
 • Density6.9/km2 (18/sq mi)
Demonym(s)German: Prettauer
Italian: di Predoi
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
39030
Dialing code0474
WebsiteOfficial website

Prettau (Italian: Predoi) is a comune (municipality) in South Tyrol, a province in northern Italy, located about 80 kilometres (50 mi) northeast of Bolzano, on the border with Austria.

Geography

As of 30 November 2010, it had a population of 597 and an area of 86.7 square kilometres (33.5 sq mi).[3] It is the northernmost comune of Italy.

Prettau borders the following municipalities: Brandberg (Austria), Sand in Taufers, Krimml (Austria), Prägraten am Großvenediger (Austria), Sankt Jakob in Defereggen (Austria), and Ahrntal.

Society

Linguistic distribution

According to the 2011 census, 97.33% of the population speak German and 2.67% Italian as first language.[4]

Demographic evolution

A typical carved wooden mask from Prettau

Bibliography

  • Stefan Steinhauser, Eduard Tasser: Prettau – Bilder, Fakten, Geschichten. Prettau 2008 Download (25 MB)

References

  1. ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  2. ^ "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  3. ^ All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
  4. ^ "Volkszählung 2011/Censimento della popolazione 2011". astat info (38). Provincial Statistics Institute of the Autonomous Province of South Tyrol: 6–7. June 2012. Retrieved 2012-06-14.

External links

Media related to Prettau at Wikimedia Commons

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