Prettau
Comune
Gemeinde Prettau Comune di Predoi
Prettau
Coat of arms
Location of Prettau
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Coordinates: 47°2′N 12°6′E / 47.033°N 12.100°E / 47.033; 12.100
Country	Italy
Region	Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol
Province	South Tyrol (BZ)
Government
• Mayor	Robert Alexander Steger
Area [1]
• Total	86.7 km2 (33.5 sq mi)
Elevation	1,475 m (4,839 ft)
Population  (Dec. 2015)[2]
• Total	571
• Density	6.6/km2 (17/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	German: Prettauer Italian: di Predoi
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	39030
Dialing code	0474
Website	Official website

Prettau (German: [prɛˈtaɪ]; Italian: Predoi [preˈdɔi]) is a comune (municipality) and a village in South Tyrol, a province in northern Italy, located about 80 kilometres (50 mi) northeast of Bolzano at the border with Austria.

Geography

As of 31 December 2015, it had a population of 571 and an area of 86.7 square kilometres (33.5 sq mi).^[3] It is the northernmost comune of Italy.

Prettau borders the following municipalities: Brandberg (Austria), Sand in Taufers, Krimml (Austria), Prägraten am Großvenediger (Austria), Sankt Jakob in Defereggen (Austria), and Ahrntal.

Society

Linguistic distribution

According to the 2011 census, 97.33% of the population speak German and 2.67% Italian as their first language.^[4]

Demographic evolution