Gressoney-La-Trinité

Gressoney-La-Trinité
Comune
Comune di Gressoney-La-Trinité Commune de Gressoney-La-Trinité Gemeinde Gressoney-La-Trinité
Gressoney-La-Trinité Location of Gressoney-La-Trinité in Italy
Coordinates:
Country	Italy
Region	Valle d'Aosta
Province / Metropolitan city	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(s)	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 or Creschnau Drifaltigkeit) is a town and comune in the Aosta Valley region of northwestern Italy.

Geography

At an elevation of 1,635 metres (5,364 ft) above sea level, Gressoney-La-Trinité is the highest village in the Lys Valley.

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.

Walser culture and language

Though historically Gressoney-La-Trinité and Gressoney-Saint-Jean are 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. They were united into one commune named Gressoney from 1928 until 1946, when the two former communes were reconstituted.

An example of Greschòneytitsch:

Walser German	German	English
Endsche Attò das béscht em Hémmel, dass héilege sígge Dín Noame. Chéeme Dín Herrschaft.	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,

External links

• www.gressoneyonline.it Official tourism information
• www.tourmonterosa.com Tour Monte Rosa - Matterhorn