Gressoney-La-Trinité

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Gressoney-La-Trinité
—  Comune  —
Comune di Gressoney-La-Trinité
Commune de Gressoney-La-Trinité
Gemeinde Gressoney-La-Trinité

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Gressoney-La-Trinité is located in Italy
Gressoney-La-Trinité
Location of Gressoney-La-Trinité in Italy
Coordinates: 45°50′N 7°50′E / 45.833°N 7.833°E / 45.833; 7.833Coordinates: 45°50′N 7°50′E / 45.833°N 7.833°E / 45.833; 7.833
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 Bad rounding here4.7/km2 (Bad rounding here12/sq mi)
Demonym Gressonards
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code 11020
Dialing code 0125
Website Official website

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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Geography[edit]

At an altitude of 1,635 m, Gressoney-La-Trinité is the highest village in the Lys Valley.

History[edit]

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.

Walser culture and language[edit]

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.

Walser German German English

Endsche Attò
das béscht em Hémmel,
dass héilege sígge Dín Noame.
Chéeme Dín Herrschaft.[1]

Vater unser
der Du bist im Himmel,
geheiligt werde Dein Name.
Dein Reich komme.

Our Father
in heaven,
hallowed be your name.
Your kingdom come,

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Das Vaterunser auf Walserisch (Greschòney)" (in Walser German). Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung. 2006. Retrieved 2011-05-13. 

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