Prad am Stilfser Joch

Prad am Stilfser Joch
Prad am Stilfser Joch
	Comune
	Marktgemeinde Prad aSJ; Comune di Prato aS
	The village viewed from north
	Coat of arms
	Location of Prad am Stilfser Joch
	Prad am Stilfser Joch Location of Prad am Stilfser Joch in Italy Prad am Stilfser Joch Prad am Stilfser Joch (Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol)
	Coordinates: 46°37′N 10°36′E
Country	Italy
Region	Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol
Province	South Tyrol (BZ)
Frazioni	Lichtenberg (Montechiaro)
Government
• Mayor	Karl Bernhart
Area [1]
• Total	51.4 km2 (19.8 sq mi)
Elevation	915 m (3,002 ft)
Population (Dec. 2015)[2]
• Total	3.474
• Density	0.068/km2 (0.18/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	German: Prader; Italian: pratesi
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	39026
Dialing code	0473
Website	Official website

Prad am Stilfser Joch (German pronunciation: [praˑt am ˈʃtɪlfsɐ jɔx]; Italian: Prato allo Stelvio [ˈpraːto ˈallo ˈstɛlvjo]), often abbreviated to Prad or Prato, is a comune (municipality) in South Tyrol in northern Italy, located about 60 kilometres (37 mi) west of the city of Bolzano, on the border with Switzerland, and near the Stelvio Pass.

Geography

As of 31 December 2015, it had a population of 3,474 and an area of 51.4 square kilometres (19.8 sq mi).[3]

The municipality of Prad contains the frazione (subdivision) Lichtenberg (Montechiaro).

Prad borders the following municipalities: Glurns, Laas, Schluderns, Stilfs, Taufers im Münstertal and Müstair (Switzerland).

History

Coat-of-arms

The emblem shows three or ears of wheat, in a gules field on azure. The bottom is red. The wheat symbolizes the importance played by the cereal growing in the municipality. The emblem was adopted in 1969.[4]

Society

Linguistic distribution

According to the 2011 census, 97.21% of the population speak German, 2.73% Italian and 0.06% Ladin as first language.[5]

Demographic evolution

Sport

Notable people

Gustav Thöni, alpine ski racer

References

"Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Istat. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
"Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Istat. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
Heraldry of the World: Prad am Stilfser Joch
"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 Prad am Stilfser Joch at Wikimedia Commons

(in German and Italian) Homepage of the municipality

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[wikidata-16139ca327c50d72c40d8c5fd3abe706b989650e-v3-1] "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Istat. Retrieved 16 March 2019.

[wikidata-6c4193b2686f905553042f4ae1ae4934aea078c8-v3-2] "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Istat. Retrieved 16 March 2019.

[istat-3] All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.

[4] Heraldry of the World: Prad am Stilfser Joch

[5] "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.