Prettau (; it, Predoi ) is a ''

comune The (; plural: ) is a local administrative division of Italy, roughly equivalent to a township or municipality. It is the third-level administrative division of Italy, after regions ('' regioni'') and provinces (''province''). The can also ...

'' (municipality) in

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, a province in northern

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, located about northeast of

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, on the border with

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Geography

As of 31 December 2015, it had a population of 571 and an area of .All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute

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. It is the northernmost comune of Italy. Prettau borders the following municipalities: Brandberg (Austria),

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(Austria),

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(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.

Demographic evolution

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Bibliography

* Stefan Steinhauser, Eduard Tasser: ''Prettau – Bilder, Fakten, Geschichten''. Prettau 200
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References

External links

Homepage of the municipality
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