Gressoney-Saint-Jean
Gressoney-Saint-Jean (Gressoney Walser: Greschòney Zer Chilchu; Francoprovençal: Gressonèy-Sèn-Dzan; German: Kressenau Sankt Johann) is a town and comune in the Aosta Valley region of north-western Italy.
Gressoney-Saint-Jean
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Comune di Gressoney-Saint-Jean Commune de Gressoney-Saint-Jean Gemeinde Gressoney-Saint-Jean | |
The Savoy castle in Gressoney-St. Jean | |
Coat of arms | |
Location of Gressoney-Saint-Jean | |
Gressoney-Saint-Jean Location of Gressoney-Saint-Jean in Italy Gressoney-Saint-Jean Gressoney-Saint-Jean (Aosta Valley) | |
Coordinates: 45°47′N 07°49′E | |
Country | Italy |
Region | Aosta Valley |
Frazioni | Bieltschòcke (Bieltschucken), Bode, Chaschtal, Dresal, Loomatto (Loomatten), Méttelteil (Mittelteil), Mettie (Mettien), Noversch, Òbre Biel (Ober Biel), Òbre Champsil (Ober Champsil), Òbro Verdebio (Ober Verdebien), Ònderteil (Unterteil), Òndre Biel (Unter Biel), Òndre Champsil (Unter Champsil), Òndro Verdebio (Unter Verdebien), Perletoa, Predeloasch, Stobene, Trentostäg (Trentosbrück), Tschemenoal (Chemonal), Tschoarde, Tschossil, Woald (Wald) |
Area | |
• Total | 69 km2 (27 sq mi) |
Population (December 31, 2004)[2] | |
• Total | 790 |
• Density | 11/km2 (30/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 11025 |
Dialing code | 0125 |
Website | Official website |
Geography
The town is situated in a valley formed by the torrent Lys which is fed by the Lys glacier.
History, Walser culture and language
Though Gressoney-Saint-Jean and Gressoney-La-Trinité form two separate comunes they form a Walser German cultural unity known as Greschòney or Creschnau in Greschoneytitsch (or simply Titsch), the local Walser German dialect, or Kressenau in German.
In 1868, the Lys flooded the village.
From 1928 until 1946 the two were united into one commune, officially named Gressoney, which from 1939 onward was Italianized as Gressonei. After WWII, the two former communes were reconstituted.
An example of Greschòneytitsch:
Walser German | German | English |
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Endsche Attò |
Vater unser |
Our Father |
Points of interest
References
- "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Istat. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Istat. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- "Das Vaterunser auf Walserisch (Greschòney)" (in Walser). Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung. 2006. Retrieved 2011-05-13.
External links
- Gressoney-Saint-Jean Tourist information www.gressoneyonline.it (Italian), retrieved 9 August 2017