Prags

Prags
Comune
Gemeinde Prags Comune di Braies
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Coat of arms
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Coordinates: 46°43′N 12°8′E / 46.717°N 12.133°E / 46.717; 12.133
Country	Italy
Region	Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol
Province	South Tyrol (BZ)
Frazioni	Außerprags (Braies di Fuori), Innerprags (Braies di Dentro), St. Veit (San Vito), Schmieden (Ferrara).
Government
• Mayor	Friedrich Mittermair
Area
• Total	89.2 km2 (34.4 sq mi)
Population  (Nov. 2010)
• Total	657
• Density	7.37/km2 (19.1/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	German: Pragser Italian: di Braies
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	39030
Dialing code	0474
Website	Official website

Prags (German pronunciation: [praks]; Italian: Braies [ˈbraːjes]; Ladin: Braies) is a comune (municipality) and a village in South Tyrol in northern Italy, located about 60 kilometres (37 mi) northeast of Bolzano.

Geography

As of 30 November 2010, it had a population of 657 and an area of 89.2 square kilometres (34.4 mi²).

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.

History

Society

Demographic evolution

Historical population
Year Pop. ±% 1861 ? —     1871 ? —     1881 ? —     1901 ? —     1911 ? —	Year Pop. ±% 1921 606 —     1931 690 +13.9% 1936 718 +4.1% 1951 682 −5.0% 1961 726 +6.5%	Year Pop. ±% 1971 689 −5.1% 1981 644 −6.5% 1991 613 −4.8% 2001 633 +3.3%
Source: Data from ISTAT