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 2024 census, 98.59% of the population speak German and 1.41% Italian as their first language.[4]

Demographic evolution

A typical carved wooden mask from Prettau

Bibliography

  • Stefan Steinhauser, Eduard Tasser (2008). Prettau – Bilder, Fakten, Geschichten. Prettau (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. ^ "Ergebnisse Sprachgruppenzählung 2024/Risultati Censimento linguistico 2024". astat info (56). Provincial Statistics Institute of the Autonomous Province of South Tyrol. December 2024. Retrieved 2024-12-09.

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Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Predoi
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