Prags
{{Infobox Italian comune
| name = Prags
| official_name = Gemeinde Prags
Comune di Braies
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| region = Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol
| province = South Tyrol (BZ)
| frazioni = Außerprags (Braies di Fuori), Innerprags (Braies di Dentro), St. Veit (San Vito), Schmieden (Ferrara).
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| mayor = Friedrich Mittermair
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| area_total_km2 = 89.2
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| population_total = 657
| population_as_of = Nov. 2010
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| population_demonym = German: Pragser
Italian: di Braies
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| postal_code = 39030
| area_code = 0474
| website = {{official website|http://www.gemeinde.prags.bz.it}}
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Prags ({{IPA|de|praks}}; {{langx|it|Braies}} {{IPA|it|ˈbraːjes|}}; Ladin: Braies) is a comune (municipality) and a village in South Tyrol in northern Italy, located about {{convert|60|km|mi}} northeast of Bolzano.
Geography
As of 30 November 2010, it had a population of 657 and an area of {{convert|89.2|km2|mi2}}.All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
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.[http://www.ngw.nl/int/ita/p/prags.htm Heraldry of the World: Prags]
Society
=Linguistic distribution=
According to the 2024 census, 96.75% of the population speak German, 3.10% Italian and 0.15% Ladin as first language.
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! Language ! 1991 |
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| German | align="right" | 97.47% | align="right" | 96.89% | align="right" | 99.23% | align="right" | 96.75% |
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| Italian | align="right" | 2.02% | align="right" | 2.79% | align="right" | 0.61% | align="right" | 3.10% |
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| Ladin | align="right" | 0.51% | align="right" | 0.33% | align="right" | 0.15% | align="right" | 0.15% |
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References
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External links
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- {{in lang|de|it}} [http://www.gemeinde.prags.bz.it/ Homepage of the municipality]
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{{South Tyrol}}
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