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Lusérn is the centre of Cimbrian language and culture. In the 2001 census, around 90% of the people of Lusérn stated
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Cimbrian
Cimbrian ( cim, zimbar, links=no, ; german: Zimbrisch; it, cimbro) refers to any of several local Upper German varieties spoken in northeastern Italy. The speakers of the language are known as ''Zimbern'' in German.
Cimbrian is a Germanic l ...
: ''Lusérn'', german: Lusern) is a ''comune
The (; plural: ) is a local administrative division of Italy, roughly equivalent to a township or municipality. It is the third-level administrative division of Italy, after regions ('' regioni'') and provinces (''province''). The can also ...
'' (municipality) in Trentino
Trentino ( lld, Trentin), officially the Autonomous Province of Trento, is an autonomous province of Italy, in the country's far north. The Trentino and South Tyrol constitute the region of Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, an autonomous region ...
in the northern Italian
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* Anything of, from, or related to the people of Italy over the centuries
** Italians, an ethnic group or simply a citizen of the Italian Republic or Italian Kingdom
** Italian language, a Romance language
*** Regional Ita ...
region Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol
it, Trentino (man) it, Trentina (woman) or it, Altoatesino (man) it, Altoatesina (woman) or it, Sudtirolesegerman: Südtiroler (man)german: Südtirolerin (woman)
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, located about southeast of Trento
Trento ( or ; Ladin and lmo, Trent; german: Trient ; cim, Tria; , ), also anglicized as Trent, is a city on the Adige River in Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol in Italy. It is the capital of the autonomous province of Trento. In the 16th centu ...
. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 284 and an area of .All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat
The Italian National Institute of Statistics ( it, Istituto nazionale di statistica; Istat) is the main producer of official statistics in Italy. Its activities include the census of population, economic censuses and a number of social, economic ...
.
Lusérn borders the following municipalities: Caldonazzo, Lavarone
Lavarone (Cimbrian: ''Lavròu''; in local dialect ''Lavarón'') is a ''comune'' (municipality) in Trentino in the northern Italian region Trentino-Südtirol Tyrol–South Tyrol–Trentino Euroregion, located about southeast of Trento. As of 31 D ...
, Levico Terme
Levico Terme (''Levego'' in local dialect; cim, Leve) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in Trentino in the northern Italian region Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, located about southeast of Trento. As of 30 June 2012, it had a population of 7,668 a ...
, Pedemonte
Pedemonte is a town in the province of Vicenza, Veneto, Italy
Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, and it ...
, Rotzo
Rotzo ( cim, Rotz) is a town in the province of Vicenza, Veneto, northern-eastern Italy. It is east of SP350 road, and is part of the Sette Comuni
The ( cim, Siben Komoin, italic=no, german: Sieben Gemeinden, italic=no) are seven that ...
and Valdastico
Valdastico ( vec, Valdastego, cim, Astetal) is a town in the province of Vicenza, Veneto, north-eastern Italy. It is east of SP350 road, on western ridge of the Sette Comuni
The ( cim, Siben Komoin, italic=no, german: Sieben Gemeinden, i ...
.
Cimbrian culture and language
Lusérn is the centre of Cimbrian language and culture. In the 2001 census, around 90% of the people of Lusérn stated Cimbrian
Cimbrian ( cim, zimbar, links=no, ; german: Zimbrisch; it, cimbro) refers to any of several local Upper German varieties spoken in northeastern Italy. The speakers of the language are known as ''Zimbern'' in German.
Cimbrian is a Germanic l ...
, an Upper German
Upper German (german: Oberdeutsch ) is a family of High German dialects spoken primarily in the southern German-speaking area ().
History
In the Old High German time, only Alemannic and Bairisch are grouped as Upper German. In the Middle High G ...
dialect of the Germanic language
The Germanic languages are a branch of the Indo-European language family spoken natively by a population of about 515 million people mainly in Europe, North America, Oceania and Southern Africa. The most widely spoken Germanic language, Engli ...
, to be their first language. Formerly, Cimbrian was also spoken in neighbouring Lavarone
Lavarone (Cimbrian: ''Lavròu''; in local dialect ''Lavarón'') is a ''comune'' (municipality) in Trentino in the northern Italian region Trentino-Südtirol Tyrol–South Tyrol–Trentino Euroregion, located about southeast of Trento. As of 31 D ...
and in the so-called Seven Communities and Thirteen Communities
The Thirteen Communities ( cim, Dreizehn Komoin, german: Dreizehn Gemeinden, it, Tredici Comuni) were a group of municipalities in the Veneto region that once primarily spoke the Cimbrian language, a dialect of Upper German, as their native tongu ...
. A cultural institute was decreed by provincial law and receives funds from the Italian state to help preserve the unique tradition, culture and language.
The Cimbrian spoken in Lusérn is a slightly different dialect from Cimbrian spoken elsewhere.
Demographic evolution
Notes and references
External links
* Cities and towns in Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol {{TrentinoAltoAdige-geo-stub