Prad am Stilfser Joch

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Comune di Prato aS
Marktgemeinde Prad aSJ
Coat of arms of Comune di Prato aSMarktgemeinde Prad aSJ
Municipal coat of arms

Location of Prad in Italy
Country Flag of Italy Italy
Region Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol
Province Bolzano-Bozen (BZ)
Mayor Dott. Hubert Pinggera
Elevation 915 m (3,002 ft)
Area 51.4 km² (20 sq mi)
Population (as of Dec. 2004)
 - Total 3,241
 - Density 63/km² (163/sq mi)
Time zone CET, UTC+1
Coordinates 46°37′N, 10°36′E
Gentilic Italian: pratesi
German:
Dialing code 0473
Postal code 39026
Frazioni Montechiaro
Website: www.comune.prato.bz.it
Prad am Stilfser Joch, view from North.
Prad am Stilfser Joch, view from North.

Prad am Stilfser Joch (Italian: Prato allo Stelvio; Archaic (1187AD): Prada; Archaic (1953AD): Prato Venosta; Latin: Prata) is a comune (municipality) in the province of Bolzano-Bozen in the Italian region Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, located about 70 km northwest of the city of Trento and about 60 km west of the city of Bolzano, on the border with Switzerland, and near the Stelvio Pass. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 3,241 and an area of 51.4 km².[1]

The municipality of Prad contains the frazione (subdivision) Montechiaro.

Prad borders the following municipalities: Glurns, Laas, Schluderns, Stilfs, Taufers im Münstertal and Müstair (Switzerland).

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  1. ^ All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.

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