Prad am Stilfser Joch


Prad am Stilfser Joch, often abbreviated to Prad or Prato, is a comune in South Tyrol in northern Italy, located about west of the city of Bolzano, on the border with Switzerland, and near the Stelvio Pass.

Geography

As of 31 December 2015, it had a population of 3,474 and an area of.
The municipality of Prad contains the frazione Lichtenberg.
Prad borders the following municipalities: Glurns, Laas, Schluderns, Stilfs, Taufers im Münstertal and Müstair.

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.

Society

Linguistic distribution

According to the 2011 census, 97.21% of the population speak German, 2.73% Italian and 0.06% Ladin as first language.

Demographic evolution


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Sport

Notable people