Prags Explained

Prags
Official Name:Gemeinde Prags
Comune di Braies
Coordinates:46.7167°N 20°W
Region:Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol
Province:South Tyrol (BZ)
Frazioni:Außerprags (Braies di Fuori), Innerprags (Braies di Dentro), St. Veit (San Vito), Schmieden (Ferrara).
Mayor:Friedrich Mittermair
Area Total Km2:89.2
Population Total:657
Population As Of:Nov. 2010
Population Demonym:German: Pragser
Italian: di Braies
Postal Code:39030
Area Code:0474

Prags (pronounced as /de/; Italian: Braies pronounced as /it/; Ladin: Braies) is a comune (municipality) and a village in South Tyrol in northern Italy, located about 60km (40miles) northeast of Bolzano.

Geography

As of 30 November 2010, it had a population of 657 and an area of 89.2km2.[1]

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

The 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

Coat-of-arms

The emblem represents a stag on a mountain with three vert peaks, crossed by a wavy stream of argent. The emblem was granted in 1968.[2]

Society

Linguistic distribution

According to the 2011 census, 99.23% of the population speak German, 0.61% Italian and 0.15% Ladin as first language.[3]

Language19912001[4] 2011
German97.47%96.89%99.23%
Italian2.02%2.79%0.61%
Ladin0.51%0.33%0.15%

Demographic evolution

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External links

Notes and References

  1. All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
  2. http://www.ngw.nl/int/ita/p/prags.htm Heraldry of the World: Prags
  3. June 2012 . Volkszählung 2011/Censimento della popolazione 2011 . astat info . 38 . 6–7 . Provincial Statistics Institute of the Autonomous Province of South Tyrol. 2012-06-14 .
  4. 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