Prettau

Prettau
Prettau
Comune
	Gemeinde Prettau; Comune di Predoi
	Prettau
	Coat of arms
	Location of Prettau
	Prettau Location of Prettau in Italy Prettau Prettau (Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol)
	Coordinates: 47°2′N 12°6′E / 47.033°N 12.100°E
Country	Italy
Region	Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol
Province	South Tyrol (BZ)
Government
• Mayor	Robert Alexander Steger
Area
• Total	86.7 km2 (33.5 sq mi)
Elevation	1,475 m (4,839 ft)
Population (Dec. 2015)
• Total	571
• Density	6.6/km2 (17/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	German: Prettauer; Italian: di Predoi
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	39030
Dialing code	0474
Website	Official 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.

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

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

^ "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.

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