Prad am Stilfserjoch

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Prad am Stilfserjoch
(Italian: Prato allo Stelvio )
coat of arms
Coat of arms of Prad am Stilfserjoch
 map
Prad am Stilfserjoch in South Tyrol - Positionskarte.svg
State : Italy
Region : Trentino-South Tyrol
Province : Bolzano - South Tyrol
District community : Vinschgau
Inhabitants :
(VZ 2011 / 31.12.2019) 		3,140 / 3,646
Language groups :
(according to 2011 census ) 		97.21% German
0 2.73% Italian
0 0.06% Ladin
Coordinates 46 ° 37 ′  N , 10 ° 35 ′  E Coordinates: 46 ° 37 ′  N , 10 ° 35 ′  E
Altitude : 880– 3375  m slm (center: 915  m slm )
Surface: 51.4 km²
Permanent settlement area: 10.8 km²
Parliamentary groups : Lichtenberg, Prad
Neighboring municipalities: Glurns , Laas , Val Müstair ( Switzerland ), Schluderns , Stilfs , Taufers in the Münstertal
Partnership with : District of Neu-Ulm
Postal code : 39026
Area code : 0473
ISTAT number: 021067
Tax number: 82005370216
Mayor  (2015): Karl Bernhart (Together for Prad)

Prad am Stilfserjoch ([ praˑt ]; Italian : Prato allo Stelvio ) is an Italian municipality with 3646 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019) in the Vinschgau in South Tyrol around 20 kilometers west of Schlanders .

View of Prad in southern direction. In the middle of the picture the straightened Suldenbach

geography

The municipality of Prad is located in the Vinschgau in the west of South Tyrol. All three village settlements in the municipality (Prad, Agums, Lichtenberg) are lined up on the orographically right side of the Adige Valley . The main town Prad ( 915  m ) is at the exit of the Sulden Valley . Prad is crossed by the Suldenbach , which flows a little northeast of the main town into the Etsch .

The entrance area of ​​the Sulden Valley, which belongs to Prad, is surmounted on both sides by ridges that are part of the Ortler Alps and are protected in the Stilfserjoch National Park . At Piz Chavalatsch ( 2763  m , counted towards the Fallasch ridge ) in the far west, the municipality touches the Italian-Swiss border with the canton of Graubünden . In the south, towering over the slopes of the Nördersberg , Prad finds its highest point on the Tschenglser Hochwand ( 3375  m ; counted among the Lasa mountains ).

climate

The climate in Prad is temperate. In summer the temperatures rise to 30 degrees and more. In winter, the temperature can drop to −10 to −15 degrees on clear, windless nights. Most of the precipitation falls in summer and autumn. On average there is between 600 and 700 mm of precipitation per year.

Surname

According to the current version of the official Prad village book, the name comes from the Latin word “prata”, which means “meadows” in German.

Attractions

  • The Church of St. Johann
  • The church of St. George in the Agums fraction: a Gothic church with the "Great Lord God", a 4 m high crucifix
  • The parish church Maria-Königin: built in the mid-1950s, with side altars, designed by the Prad artist Hans Ebensperger.
  • Aqua Prad: a place of indigenous flora and fauna
  • Prader Sand: a vast natural area with extensive vegetation
  • Lichtenberg castle ruins : a ruined castle in the Lichtenberg district
  • The Church of St. Christina: a small Romanesque church in the Lichtenberg district

There is also an outdoor swimming pool and two campsites in Prad.

politics

mayor

Mayor since 1951:

  • 1951–1953: Alfred Karner
  • 1953-1967: Hubert Gapp
  • 1967–1985: Georg Stillebacher
  • 1985-2005: Herbert Gapp
  • 2005–2015: Hubert Pinggera
  • since 2015: Karl Bernhart

coat of arms

The coat of arms of Prad consists of three yellow ears which arise from red soil. The background is blue (sky).

traffic

For motor traffic , Prad is made accessible by the SS 38 , which crosses the main town of the municipality and from here climbs via the Sulden and Trafoital to the Stilfser Joch . The Spondinig train station of the Vinschgau Railway is also located in the municipality .

Personalities

Honorary citizen

Sons and daughters of the place

literature

  • Rainer Loose (Red.): Prad am Stilfserjoch: Contributions to local and regional history of Prad, Agums and Lichtenberg in Vinschgau / South Tyrol . Edited by the market town of Prad am Stilfserjoch, 1997 (online) .

Web links

Commons : Prad am Stilfserjoch  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ The mayors of the South Tyrolean municipalities since 1952. (PDF; 15 MB) In: Festschrift 50 Years of the South Tyrolean Association of Municipalities 1954–2004. Association of South Tyrolean municipalities, pp. 139–159 , accessed on November 16, 2015 .