Plaus
Comune in Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, Italy
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Plaus (Italian pronunciation: [ˈplaus]; German pronunciation: [plaʊ̯s]) is a comune (municipality) and a village in South Tyrol in northern Italy, located about 30 kilometres (19 mi) north-west of the city of Bolzano.
Plaus | |
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| Comune di Plaus | |
Church of Saint Ulrich | |
  Plaus Location of Plaus in Italy  Plaus Plaus (Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol) | |
| Coordinates: 46°39′N 11°02′E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol |
| Province | South Tyrol (BZ) |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Jürgen Klotz |
| Area | |
• Total | 4.9 km2 (1.9 sq mi) |
| Population (Nov. 2010)[2] | |
• Total | 683 |
| • Density | 140/km2 (360/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | German: Plauser Italian: plausini |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 39025 |
| Dialing code | 0473 |
| Website | Official website |
Geography
As of July 2023, the municipality had a population of 762 and an area of 187.0 square kilometres (72.2 mi2).[3][4]
Plaus is one of the three municipalities of South Tyrol whose name remained unchanged by the early 20th century renaming programme which aimed at replacing mostly German place names with Italianised versions, the other two being Gais and Lana.[5]
Plaus borders the following municipalities: Algund, Naturns and Partschins.
