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Prad am Stilfser Joch
Comune in Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, Italy From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Prad am Stilfser Joch (German pronunciation: [praˑt am ˈʃtɪlfsɐ jɔx]; Italian: Prato allo Stelvio [ˈpraːto ˈallo ˈstɛlvjo]), often abbreviated to Prad, is a comune (municipality) and a village 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.
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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 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 2024 census, 95.60% of the population speak German, 4.28% Italian and 0.12% Ladin as first language.[5]
Demographic evolution
Sport
Notable people
- Gustav Thöni, alpine ski racer
References
External links
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