Gressoney-La-Trinité

Gressoney-La-Trinité Greschòney Oberteil (Walser)
Comune
Comune di Gressoney-La-Trinité Commune de Gressoney-La-Trinité Gemeinde Gressoney-La-Trinité
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Coat of arms
Location of Gressoney-La-Trinité
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Coordinates: 45°50′N 07°50′E
Country	Italy
Region	Aosta Valley
Frazioni	Anderbät, Bédémie, Biel, Collete Sann, Ejò, Engé, Fòhré, Gabiet, Gòver, Héché, Montery, Nétschò, Òber Bät, Òbre Eselbode, Òbrò Dejelò, Ònder Bät, Ònderemwoald, Òndre Eselbode, Òndro Dejolò, Òrsio, Rèfetsch, Sannmatto, Selbsteg, Stafal, Stéde, Stòtz, Tache, Tòlo, Tschaval, Tschòbésch-hus, Tschòcke, Wòaldielé
Area [1]
• Total	65 km^2 (25 sq mi)
Elevation	1,635 m (5,364 ft)
Population  (31 December 2022)[2]
• Total	322
• Density	5.0/km^2 (13/sq mi)
Demonym	Gressonards
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	11020
Dialing code	0125
Website	Official website

Gressoney-La-Trinité (French: [ɡʁɛsɔnɛ la tʁinite] ^ⓘ; Gressoney Walser: Greschòney Drifaltigkeit or Greschòney Oberteil; Arpitan: Gressonèy-La-Trinità) is a town or commune and renowned alpine resort at the foot of Monte Rosa in the Lys Valley, which is part of the Aosta Valley region of Northwest Italy.

Geography

The upper Lys Valley.

Gressoney-La-Trinité is located at 1,627 metres (5,338 ft) above sea level, it has the highest elevation of any inhabited place in the Lys Valley.

History

Inscription in Walser German dedicated to Henrich Welf, a native of Gressoney-La-Trinité, president of the Walser Kulturzentrum.

Garage door of the local fire service in La-Trinité. The door is specified in the three official languages: German, Italian and French.

Walser people settled in the upper Lys Valley from the 12th century onwards.[3] Historically, Gressoney-Saint-Jean and Gressoney-La-Trinité have been two separate communes.[4]

From 1928 until 1946, the two communes were unified and officially named Gressoney. From 1939 to 1946, the name was Italianized into Gressonei. After WWII the two former communes were again reconstituted separately.[5]

Walser culture and language

Gressoney-La-Trinité and Gressoney-Saint-Jean form a Walser German linguistic and cultural entity known as Kressenau or Kreschnau in German, or Greschòney in the local Walser dialect known as Greschoneytitsch (or simply Titsch).[6]

An example of Greschòneytitsch:

Walser German (Greschoneytitsch)	German	English
Endsche Attò das béscht em Hémmel, dass héilege sígge Dín Noame. Chéeme Dín Herrschaft.[7]	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

1. "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
2. "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
3. www.visitmonterosa.com/en/news-en/historical-and-cultural-identities-in-gressoney/
4. "History - Municipality of Gressoney-La-Trinité". www.comune.gressoneylatrinite.ao.it. Retrieved 2021-03-23.
5. "History - Municipality of Gressoney-La-Trinité". www.comune.gressoneylatrinite.ao.it. Retrieved 2021-03-23.
6. Flurnamen Fein Weisser Fleck. Letter by Rolf Marti, Gstaad, in: Die Alpen, June 2011, p.29
7. "Das Vaterunser auf Walserisch (Greschòney)" (in Walser). Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitungs. 2006. Retrieved 2011-05-13.

External links

• Official tourist information for the Aosta Valley