Gressoney-La-Trinité
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| Comune di Gressoney-La-Trinité Commune de Gressoney-La-Trinité Gemeinde Gressoney-La-Trinité |
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| Coordinates: 45°50′N 7°50′E / 45.833°N 7.833°ECoordinates: 45°50′N 7°50′E / 45.833°N 7.833°E | |||
| Country | Italy | ||
| Region | Valle d'Aosta | ||
| Province | none | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 65 km2 (25 sq mi) | ||
| Elevation | 1,635 m (5,364 ft) | ||
| Population (31 December 2006) | |||
| • Total | 304 | ||
| • Density | 4.7/km2 (12/sq mi) | ||
| Demonym | Gressonards | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| Postal code | 11020 | ||
| Dialing code | 0125 | ||
| Website | Official website | ||
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Gressoney-La-Trinité (Walser German: Greschòney Drifaltigkeit, German: Kressnau Dreifaltigkeit) is a town and comune in the Aosta Valley region of north-western Italy.
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[edit] Geography
At an altitude of 1,635 m, Gressoney-La-Trinité is the highest village in the Lys Valley.
[edit] History
The area was settled by the Walser people from the Valais. They left behind characteristic "Walser houses", or Stadel, buildings made of wood and stone sitting on short mushroom-shaped pillars.
[edit] Walser culture and language
Greschòney is one of the centres of Walser German and culture.
The Walser German spoken in Greschòney is a slightly different dialect from Walser spoken elsewhere.
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Endsche Attò |
Vater unser |
Our Father |
[edit] References
- ^ "Das Vaterunser auf Walserisch (Greschòney)" (in Walser German). Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung. 2006. http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Vaterunser_zimbrisch.JPG. Retrieved 2011-05-13.
[edit] External links
- www.gressoneyonline.it Official tourism information
- www.tourmonterosa.com Tour Monte Rosa - Matterhorn
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