Gressoney-La-Trinité
Comune in Aosta Valley, Italy
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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.
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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 Coat of arms | |
  Gressoney-La-Trinité Location of Gressoney-La-Trinité in Italy  Gressoney-La-Trinité Gressoney-La-Trinité (Aosta Valley) | |
| 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 | |
• Total | 65 km2 (25 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,635 m (5,364 ft) |
| Population (31 December 2022)[2] | |
• Total | 322 |
| • Density | 5.0/km2 (13/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Gressonards |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 11020 |
| Dialing code | 0125 |
| Website | Official website |
Geography
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
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 |
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Endsche Attò |
Vater unser |
Our Father |
