Prad am Stilfser Joch (; ), often abbreviated to Prad, is a ''
comune
A (; : , ) is an administrative division of Italy, roughly equivalent to a township or municipality. It is the third-level administrative division of Italy, after regions () and provinces (). The can also have the City status in Italy, titl ...
'' (municipality) and a village in
South Tyrol
South Tyrol ( , ; ; ), officially the Autonomous Province of Bolzano – South Tyrol, is an autonomous administrative division, autonomous provinces of Italy, province in northern Italy. Together with Trentino, South Tyrol forms the autonomo ...
in northern
Italy
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, located about west of the city of
Bolzano
Bolzano ( ; ; or ) is the capital city of South Tyrol (officially the province of Bolzano), Northern Italy. With a population of 108,245, Bolzano is also by far the largest city in South Tyrol and the third largest in historical Tyrol. The ...
, on the border with
Switzerland
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, and near the
Stelvio Pass
The Stelvio Pass ( or ; ) is a mountain pass in northern Italy bordering Switzerland at an elevation of above sea level. It is the highest paved mountain pass in the Eastern Alps, and the second highest in the Alps, below France's Col de l ...
.
Geography
As of 31 December 2015, it had a population of 3,474 and an area of .
[All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute ]Istat
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.
The municipality contains the ''
frazione
A ''frazione'' (: ''frazioni'') is a type of subdivision of a ''comune'' ('municipality') in Italy, often a small village or hamlet outside the main town. Most ''frazioni'' were created during the Fascist era (1922–1943) as a way to consolidat ...
'' (subdivision) Lichtenberg (Montechiaro).
Prad borders the following municipalities:
Glurns
Glurns (; ; ) is an urban ''comune'' (''Stadt'') in South Tyrol in northern Italy, located about northwest of Bolzano. It is one of I Borghi più belli d'Italia ("The most beautiful villages of Italy").
Geography
As of 30 November 2010, it ha ...
,
Laas,
Schluderns
Schluderns (; ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) and a village in South Tyrol in northern Italy, located about northwest of Bolzano.
Geography
As of 30 November 2010, it had a population of 1,831 and an area of .All demographics and other statist ...
,
Stilfs
Stilfs (; ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the province of South Tyrol in northern Italy. It is located near the northern ramp of the eponymous Stelvio Pass.
The municipality of Stilfs contains the ''frazioni'' (subdivisions, mainly villages ...
,
Taufers im Münstertal
Taufers im Münstertal (; ; ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in South Tyrol in northern Italy, located about west of the city of Bolzano, on the border with Switzerland.
Geography
As of November 30, 2010, it had a population of 964 and an area ...
and
Müstair
Müstair Help:IPA/Romansh, yʃtɐiris a village in the Val Müstair municipalities of Switzerland, municipality in the district of Inn District, Switzerland, Inn in the Switzerland, Swiss Cantons of Switzerland, canton of Graubünden. In 2009 ...
(Switzerland).
History
Coat-of-arms
The emblem shows three
or ears of
wheat
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, in a
gules
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Gules is portrayed in heraldic hatch ...
field on
azure
Azure may refer to:
Color
* Azure (color), a hue of blue
** Azure (heraldry)
** Shades of azure, shades and variations
Arts and media
* ''Azure'' (Art Farmer and Fritz Pauer album), 1987
* Azure (Gary Peacock and Marilyn Crispell album), 2013
* ...
. The bottom is red. The wheat symbolizes the importance played by the
cereal
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growing in the municipality. The emblem was adopted in 1969.
Heraldry of the World: Prad am Stilfser Joch
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Society
Linguistic distribution
According to the 2024 census, 95.60% of the population speak German
German(s) may refer to:
* Germany, the country of the Germans and German things
**Germania (Roman era)
* Germans, citizens of Germany, people of German ancestry, or native speakers of the German language
** For citizenship in Germany, see also Ge ...
, 4.28% Italian and 0.12% Ladin as first language.
Demographic evolution
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Sport
Notable people
* Gustav Thöni
Gustav Thöni (; sometimes listed as Gustavo Thoeni; born 28 February 1951) is an Italian retired World Cup alpine ski racer.
Career
Thöni was born in the German-speaking province of South Tyrol, in the hamlet of Trafoi of the Stilfs munici ...
, alpine ski racer
References
External links
Homepage of the municipality
{{Authority control
Municipalities of South Tyrol