Prags (German pronunciation: [praks]; Italian: Braies [ˈbraːjes]; Ladin: Braies) is a comune (municipality) and a village in South Tyrol in northern Italy, located about 60 kilometres (37 mi) northeast of Bolzano.
Prags | |
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| Gemeinde Prags Comune di Braies | |
 Prags | |
Location of Prags  | |
  Prags Location of Prags in Italy  Prags Prags (Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol) | |
| Coordinates: 46°43′N 12°8′E / 46.717°N 12.133°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol |
| Province | South Tyrol (BZ) |
| Frazioni | Außerprags (Braies di Fuori), Innerprags (Braies di Dentro), St. Veit (San Vito), Schmieden (Ferrara). |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Friedrich Mittermair |
| Area | |
• Total | 89.2 km2 (34.4 sq mi) |
| Population (Nov. 2010)[2] | |
• Total | 657 |
| • Density | 7.4/km2 (19/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | German: Pragser Italian: di Braies |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 39030 |
| Dialing code | 0474 |
| Website | Official website |
Geography
editAs of 30 November 2010, it had a population of 657 and an area of 89.2 square kilometres (34.4 sq mi).[3]
Prags is located in the Prags valley in the northern Dolomites. The valley is split into two branches, the western one ending at the Pragser Wildsee, a mountain lake, the eastern one at the Plätzwiese, an extended alpine pasture.
Prags borders the following municipalities: Cortina d'Ampezzo, Toblach, Mareo, Welsberg-Taisten, Olang, and Niederdorf.
Frazioni
editThe municipality of Prags contains the frazioni (subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) Außerprags (Braies di Fuori), Innerprags (Braies di Dentro), Schmieden (Ferrara) and St. Veit (San Vito).
History
editCoat-of-arms
editThe emblem represents a stag on a mountain with three vert peaks, crossed by a wavy stream of argent. The emblem was granted in 1968.[4]
Society
editLinguistic distribution
editAccording to the 2011 census, 99.23% of the population speak German, 0.61% Italian and 0.15% Ladin as first language.[5]
| Language | 1991 | 2001[6] | 2011[5] |
|---|---|---|---|
| German | 97.47% | 96.89% | 99.23% |
| Italian | 2.02% | 2.79% | 0.61% |
| Ladin | 0.51% | 0.33% | 0.15% |
Demographic evolution
editReferences
edit- ^ "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.
- ^ Heraldry of the World: Prags
- ^ a b "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.
- ^ Oscar Benvenuto (ed.): "South Tyrol in Figures 2008", Provincial Statistics Institute of the Autonomous Province of South Tyrol, Bozen/Bolzano 2007, p. 17, table 10
External links
edit Media related to Prags at Wikimedia Commons
- (in German and Italian) Homepage of the municipality