Gressoney-Saint-Jean

Gressoney-Saint-Jean is a common alpine Val of Aoste in Italy of North. In the local Germanic patois (the titsch ) the name of this commune is Greschoney (or Creschnau ) Sankt Johann .

Geography

Gressoney-Saint-Jean is in the valley of the Lily, between the communes of Gressoney-The-Trinity and that of Gaby.

History

German-speaking culture of the country walser.

Economy

Culture

In this commune one speaks a Germanic patois of origin, the titsch . It is the same patois which one also meets with Gressoney-The-Trinity, the commune bordering. The two communes, with those of Issime and Gaby constitute the Walsergemeinschaft Oberlystal (community walser of the high valley of the Lily), and belong to the Community of mountain Mount-Rose - walser .

Commemorative event

Festivals, fairs

fires of Midsummer's Day (Sankt-Johanns Feuer) the June 23rd and 24th
the " Walsernacht" , which means the " walser" harms; , a day before in the streets of the village

Administration

Hamlets

Bielciucken, Bode, Obre Champsil, Ondre Champsil, Chemonal, Dresal, Onderteil, Mettelteil, Loomatten, Mettien, Noversch, Obre biel

Communes bordering

Ayas, Brusson, Gaby, Gressoney-The-Trinity, Shaved (VC), Riva Valdobbia (VC)

Twinnings

Photograph gallery

See too

External bonds

the country Walser

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