Gressoney-Saint-Jean (Gressoney wae, Greschòney Zer Chilchu; frp, Gressonèy-Sèn-Dzan; german: Kressenau Sankt Johann) is a

town A town is a human settlement. Towns are generally larger than villages and smaller than cities, though the criteria to distinguish between them vary considerably in different parts of the world. Origin and use The word "town" shares an o ...

and ''

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 ...

'' in the

Aosta Valley , Valdostan or Valdotainian it, Valdostano (man) it, Valdostana (woman)french: Valdôtain (man)french: Valdôtaine (woman) , population_note = , population_blank1_title = Official languages , population_blank1 = Italian French ...

region of north-western

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 its territory largely coincides with the homonymous geographical ...

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 Gressoney-La-Trinité (Gressoney wae, Greschòney Drifaltigkeit or ; frp, Gressonèy-La-Trinità) is a town or '' commune'' and renowned alpine resort at the foot of Monte Rosa in the Val de Gressoney, which is part of the Aosta Valley region of ...

form two separate ''

s'' they form a

Walser German Walser German (german: Walserdeutsch) and Walliser German (, locally ) are a group of Highest Alemannic dialects spoken in parts of Switzerland (Valais, Ticino, Grisons), Italy (Piedmont, Aosta Valley), Liechtenstein (Triesenberg, Planken), and ...

cultural unity known as or in (or simply ), the local Walser German dialect, or in German. Image:Castello di Savoia - Gressoney-St.Jean.jpg, The

Savoy castle Savoy Castle, also known as Savoy Mansion ( hu, link=no, Savoyai Kastély), is an 18th-century Baroque style château located in Ráckeve, Hungary. This property is currently being used as a hotel and restaurant, and its reception halls can als ...

File:Plaque inondation Gressoney-St-Jean.JPG, Memorial plaque of the 1868 flood written in German and Italian 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.R.D. 22 luglio 1939, n. 1442
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Points of interest

Savoy Castle Savoy Castle, also known as Savoy Mansion ( hu, link=no, Savoyai Kastély), is an 18th-century Baroque style château located in Ráckeve, Hungary. This property is currently being used as a hotel and restaurant, and its reception halls can als ...

, a former summer residence of the

House of Savoy The House of Savoy ( it, Casa Savoia) was a royal dynasty that was established in 1003 in the historical Savoy region. Through gradual expansion, the family grew in power from ruling a small Alpine county north-west of Italy to absolute rule of ...

Savoy Castle Alpine Botanical Garden The Savoy Castle Alpine Botanical Garden ( it, Giardino Botanico Alpino Castel Savoia, french: Jardin botanique alpin Château Savoie) (1,000 m2) is an alpine botanical garden located at 1350 meters altitude on the grounds of Savoy Castle, Gresson ...

, an alpine

botanical garden A botanical garden or botanic gardenThe terms ''botanic'' and ''botanical'' and ''garden'' or ''gardens'' are used more-or-less interchangeably, although the word ''botanic'' is generally reserved for the earlier, more traditional gardens, an ...

within the grounds of Savoy Castle *

Villa Margherita The Villa Margherita is an Italian Renaissance house at 4 South Battery, Charleston, South Carolina. It was built in 1892 and early 1893 for Andrew Simonds. The house is of brick with a Portland cement coating according to the plans by the arch ...

, a former nobles' residence and currently the town hall

References

External links

Gressoney-Saint-Jean
Tourist information www.gressoneyonline.it (Italian), retrieved 9 August 2017 Cities and towns in Aosta Valley Ski areas and resorts in Italy {{Aosta-geo-stub