Prettau

Prettau
Comune
Gemeinde Prettau Comune di Predoi
Prettau
Prettau Location of Prettau in Italy
Coordinates: 47°2′N 12°6′E / 47.033°N 12.100°ECoordinates: 47°2′N 12°6′E / 47.033°N 12.100°E
Country	Italy
Region	Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol
Province / Metropolitan city	South Tyrol (BZ)
Government
• Mayor	Robert Alexander Steger
Area
• Total	86.7 km^2 (33.5 sq mi)
Elevation	1,475 m (4,839 ft)
Population (Nov. 2010)
• Total	597
• Density	6.9/km^2 (18/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	German: Prettauer Italian: di Predoi
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code	39030
Dialing code	0474
Website	Official website

Prettau (German pronunciation: [prɛˈtaʊ̯]; Italian: Predoi [preˈdɔi]) 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).^[1] 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.^[2]

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. All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
2. "Volkszählung 2011/Censimento della popolazione 2011". astat info (Provincial Statistics Institute of the Autonomous Province of South Tyrol) (38): 6–7. June 2012. Retrieved 2012-06-14.

External links

Media related to Prettau at Wikimedia Commons

• (German) (Italian) Homepage of the municipality