Prad am Stilfser Joch (; ), often abbreviated to Prad, is a comune (municipality) and a village in South Tyrol in northern Italy, located about west of the city of Bolzano, on the border with Switzerland, and near the Stelvio Pass.
Geography As of 31 December 2015, it had a population of 3,474 and an area of .All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
The municipality contains the frazione (subdivision) Lichtenberg (Montechiaro).
Prad borders the following municipalities: Glurns, Laas, Schluderns, Stilfs, Taufers im Münstertal and Müstair (Switzerland).
History
Coat-of-arms The emblem shows three or ears of wheat, in a gules field on azure. The bottom is red. The wheat symbolizes the importance played by the cereal growing in the municipality. The emblem was adopted in 1969.Heraldry of the World: Prad am Stilfser Joch
Society
Linguistic distribution According to the 2024 census, 95.60% of the population speak German, 4.28% Italian and 0.12% Ladin as first language.
Demographic evolution
Sport
Notable people Gustav Thöni, alpine ski racer
References
External links
Homepage of the municipality