Prettau
Sign in to savePrettau (; ) is a comune (municipality) of South Tyrol, an Italian province in the country's north. It is the northernmost comune of Italy and is located within the Alps at the border with Austria. It is situated at above sea level. , the population was 518.
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Prettau is a tiny Italian municipality located high in the Alps near the Austrian border, making it the northernmost town in Italy. With only about 518 residents, it's a small alpine community situated at a significant elevation in the northern Italian province of South Tyrol.
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Key facts
- Italian comune.name
- Prettau
- Italian comune.native_name
- Predoi
- Italian comune.image_skyline
- Prettau.jpeg
- Italian comune.image_caption
- View of Prettau
- Italian comune.image_shield
- Predoi-Stemma2.svg
- Italian comune.region
- Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol
- Italian comune.province
- South Tyrol
- Italian comune.mayor
- Robert Alexander Steger
- Italian comune.area_total_km2
- 86
- Italian comune.population_total
- 518
- Italian comune.population_as_of
- 2024
- Italian comune.population_demonym
- German: PrettauerItalian: di Predoi
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Prettau (; ) is a comune (municipality) of South Tyrol, an Italian province in the country's north. It is the northernmost comune of Italy and is located within the Alps at the border with Austria. It is situated at above sea level. , the population was 518.
Copper mining was historically the major industry in Prettau, until the abandonment of its copper mine in 1893.