Prags
Comune in Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, Italy
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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.
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Italian: di Braies
Prags | |
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| Comune di Prags | |
View of Prags | |
 Coat of arms | |
  Prags Location of Prags in Italy  Prags Prags (Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol) | |
| Coordinates: 46°43′N 12°8′E | |
| 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)[2] | |
• 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 |
Geography
As of 30 November 2010, it had a population of 657 and an area of 89.2 square kilometres (34.4 mi2).[3]
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).
