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Prettau

Comune of South Tyrol, Italy

Summary

Comune of South Tyrol, Italy

Field	Value
name	Prettau
official_name	de
it
native_name	Predoi
image_skyline	Prettau.jpeg
image_caption	View of Prettau
image_shield	Predoi-Stemma2.svg
coordinates
region	Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol
province	South Tyrol
mayor	Robert Alexander Steger
area_total_km2	86
population_footnotes
population_total	518
population_as_of	2024
population_demonym	German: Prettauer
Italian: di Predoi
elevation_m	1478
postal_code	39030
area_code	0474
website

it Italian: di Predoi

Prettau (; ) is a comune (municipality) of South Tyrol, an Italian province in the country's north. It is the northernmost comune of Italy and is located within the Alps at the border with Austria. It is situated at 1,478 m above sea level. , the population was 518.

Copper mining was historically the major industry in Prettau, until the abandonment of its copper mine in 1893.

History

Prettau became a comune in 1958.

Its coat of arms was granted in 1967 and is a blue and silver shield divided by four stylised adjacent mountain peaks and charged with two crossed pickaxes in the lower half. The shield depicts Prettau surrounded by tall glacial mountains, and the pickaxes are a reference to Prettau's historical copper mining industry.

Geography

Prettau is located 1,478 m above sea level. Its territory covers an area of 86 km2. About 70% of its area is protected land within the boundaries of Rieserferner-Ahrn Nature Park. Prettau is the northernmost comune of Italy.

Demographics

The 2023 population census recorded 509 residents in Prettau. However, the municipal government website gives a population of 518 at the end of 2024.

At the time of the 2024 linguistic census, 98.59% of Prettau's residents spoke German and 1.41% spoke Italian as their first language.

Economy

Copper mining was the main economic activity in Prettau until 1893. According to a local legend, a farmer discovered Prettau's copper deposits by chance while trying to tame a bull. The bull's horns struck the ground and brought out golden sand. Locals initially mistook it for gold before realising it was copper. The old copper mine has since been converted into a local history museum.

Prettau's economy is now served primarily by tourism. The comune is known for its local bobbin lace–making.

References

"Predoi".
"Predoi in Valle Aurina – Alto Adige: Scopri le miniere".
"Predoi, il paese più a nord d'Italia in Valle Aurina".
"Die Dauerzählung der Bevölkerung in Südtirol – 2023".
"Popolazione Predoi (2001–2023) Grafici su dati".
(December 2024). "Ergebnisse Sprachgruppenzählung 2024 / Risultati Censimento linguistico 2024". Provincial Institute for the Statistics of the Autonomous Province of South Tyrol.
Ferraresi, Giovanna. (1 March 2024). "Il paese più a nord d'Italia è Predoi: come arrivarci e cosa vedere". Immobiliare.it.

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