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Prettau

Comune in Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, Italy

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Location of Prettau

47°2′N 12°6′E / 47.033°N 12.100°E / 47.033; 12.100CountryItalyRegionTrentino-Alto Adige/SüdtirolProvinceSouth Tyrol (BZ)Government

• MayorRobert Alexander StegerArea

^[1]

• Total86.7 km² (33.5 sq mi)Elevation

1,475 m (4,839 ft)Population

(Dec. 2015)^[2]

• Total571 • Density6.6/km² (17/sq mi)Demonym(s)German: Prettauer
Italian: di PredoiTime zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

39030

Dialing code0474WebsiteOfficial website

Prettau (German: [prɛˈtaɪ]; Italian: Predoi [preˈdɔi]) is a comune (municipality) and a village in South Tyrol, a province in northern Italy, located about 80 kilometres (50 mi) northeast of Bolzano at the border with Austria.

Geography

As of 31 December 2015, it had a population of 571 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 their first language.^[4]

Demographic evolution

Bibliography

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

References

^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
^ "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
^ All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
^ "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.