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Cimbrians (ethnolinguistic Minority)
Cimbrian (, ; ; ) is any of several local Upper German varieties spoken in parts of the Italian regions of Trentino and Veneto. The speakers of the language are known as in German. Cimbrian is a Germanic language related to Bavarian most probably deriving from a Southern Bavarian dialect. It is also related to the Mòcheno language. Its many essential differences in grammar as well as in vocabulary and pronunciation make it practically unintelligible for people speaking Standard German, being problematic even for many people speaking Bavarian. The use of Italian throughout the country and the influence of nearby Venetian have both had large effects on the number of speakers of Cimbrian throughout past centuries. This effect has been large enough to cause Cimbrian to be deemed an endangered language. History The earliest record of the movement of Bavarians to Verona dates to ca. 1050 (Bayerische Staatsbibliothek Cod. lat. 4547). The settlement continued during the 11th and 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Italy
Italy, officially the Italian Republic, is a country in Southern Europe, Southern and Western Europe, Western Europe. It consists of Italian Peninsula, a peninsula that extends into the Mediterranean Sea, with the Alps on its northern land border, as well as List of islands of Italy, nearly 800 islands, notably Sicily and Sardinia. Italy shares land borders with France to the west; Switzerland and Austria to the north; Slovenia to the east; and the two enclaves of Vatican City and San Marino. It is the List of European countries by area, tenth-largest country in Europe by area, covering , and the third-most populous member state of the European Union, with nearly 59 million inhabitants. Italy's capital and List of cities in Italy, largest city is Rome; other major cities include Milan, Naples, Turin, Palermo, Bologna, Florence, Genoa, and Venice. The history of Italy goes back to numerous List of ancient peoples of Italy, Italic peoples—notably including the ancient Romans, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alfonso Bellotto
Alphons (Latinized ''Alphonsus'', ''Adelphonsus'', or ''Adefonsus'') is a male given name recorded from the 8th century (Alfonso I of Asturias, r. 739–757) in the Christian successor states of the Visigothic Kingdom in the Iberian Peninsula. In the later medieval period it became a standard name in the Hispanic and Portuguese royal families. It is derived from a Gothic name, or a conflation of several Gothic names; from ''*Aþalfuns'', composed of the elements ''aþal'' "noble" and ''funs'' "eager, brave, ready", and perhaps influenced by names such as ''*Alafuns'', ''*Adefuns'' and ''* Hildefuns''. It is recorded as ''Adefonsus'' in the 9th and 10th century, and as ''Adelfonsus'', ''Adelphonsus'' in the 10th to 11th. The reduced form ''Alfonso'' is recorded in the late 9th century, and the Portuguese form ''Afonso'' from the early 11th and ''Anfós'' in Catalan from the 12th century until the 15th. Variants of the name include: ''Alonso'' (Spanish), ''Alfonso'' (Spanish an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Municipalities Of Trentino
The list shows the municipalities (''comuni'') of the autonomous province of Trento, Italy. Trentino is divided into 176 administrative subdivisions (''Comuni/ Gemeinden''). Some municipalities have a second official language such as German (Cimbrian and Mócheno) and Ladin. Most German names of municipalities however are historical apart from the previously mentioned communities. The Ladin variety of the Fassa Valley is currently the only officially recognized one, in contrast to the varieties of Non and Sole Valley). List See also * Municipalities of South Tyrol The following is a list of municipalities (/) of the autonomous province of South Tyrol, Italy. South Tyrol is divided into 116 such subdivisions. Both German language, German and Italian language, Italian are official languages in this province. ... * Prontuario dei nomi locali dell'Alto Adige References {{Trentino ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Venetian Language
Venetian, also known as wider Venetian or Venetan ( or ), is a Romance languages, Romance language spoken natively in the northeast of Italy,Ethnologue mostly in Veneto, where most of the five million inhabitants can understand it. It is sometimes spoken and often well understood outside Veneto: in Trentino, Friuli, the Julian March, Istria, and some towns of Slovenia, Dalmatia (Croatia) and Bay of Kotor (Montenegro) by a surviving autochthonous Venetian population, and in Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, Mexico, the United States and the United Kingdom by Venetians in the diaspora. Although referred to as an "Italian dialect" (; ) even by some of its speakers, the label is primarily geographic. Venetian is a separate language from Italian, with many local varieties. Its precise place within the Romance language family remains somewhat controversial. Both Ethnologue and Glottolog group it into the ''Gallo-Italic'' branch (and thus, closer to French language, French and E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sauris
Sauris () is a (municipality) in the Province of Udine, Regional decentralization entity of Udine in the Italy, Italian region of Friuli-Venezia Giulia. At an elevation of , it is the second highest municipality in the region and one of the German language islands in Northeast Italy. Sauris is part of the Alpine pearls cooperation for sustainable tourism. Geography Sauris is situated within the Carnia mountain area of Friuli, in the Lumiei Valley (''Val Lumiei'') of the Carnic Alps, northwest of the Monte Bìvera massif. It is located about northwest of the provincial capital Udine and northwest of Trieste. The municipal area mainly consists of two villages, Sauris di Sotto (''Unterzahre'') und Sauris di Sopra (''Oberzahre''), with a total population of 429 (). Sauris borders the following municipalities: Ampezzo, Forni di Sopra, Forni di Sotto, Ovaro, Prato Carnico, and Vigo di Cadore. History According to legend, the settlement was founded about 1300 by two exhausted Ger ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sappada
Sappada ( or ; ;Dizionario Sappadino-Italiano: P. ; ) is a (municipality) in the Regional decentralization entity of Udine, in the region of . It is one of ("The most beautiful villages of Italy"). Geography The settlement is situated on the southern slopes of the Peralba mountain, part of the |
Carnic Alps
The Carnic Alps (; ; ; ) are a range of the Southern Limestone Alps in Austria and northeastern Italy. They are within Austrian East Tyrol and Carinthia, and Italian Friuli (Province of Udine) and marginally in Veneto. Etymology They are named after the Roman province of Carnia, which probably has a Celtic origin. The mountains gave their name to the stage on the geologic time scale known as Carnian, an age in the Triassic Period. Geography They extend from east to west for about between the Gail River, a tributary of the Drava and the Tagliamento, forming the border between Austria and Italy. Alpine Club classification In the Carnic Alps is the southernmost glacier in Austria, the Eiskar, nestling in the Kellerwand massif. Notable peaks Among the most important mountains of the range are: * / (2,782 m) * (2,774 m) * / (2,694 m) * / (2,689 m) * (2,603 m) * (2,586 m) * (2,474 m) * (2,462 m) * (2,434 m) *'' Cresta di Enghe'' (2,414 m) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Giazza
The town Giazza (''Ljetzan'' in cimbrian language, ''Jassa'' // in Western Venetian language, VenetianSino a qualche decennio fa era diffusa la pronuncia ''Jatha'' // con il fono interdentale /θ/ al posto di /s/, cfr. ) is a frazione of the comune of Selva di Progno, in the Province of Verona. Geography The town is located at the confluence of the Revolto and Fraselle rivers, and just below the mountain Gruppo della Carega. Language and dialects Giazza is the last of the ancient Thirteen Communities in which Cimbrian language is still spoken. Today the Cimbrian language is falling out of use. According to the most recent data only 19 inhabitants speak the language and only 24 can understand it. Culture Events * Festa del fuoco (trans. The Festival of Fire) (23 June) – A festival of pagan origins in which the community celebrates its history as part of the 13 communities. References [Baidu] |
Thirteen Communities
The Thirteen Communities (, , ) were a group of municipalities in the Veneto region that once primarily spoke the Cimbrian language, a dialect of Upper German, as their native tongue; the dialect is endangered today. The municipalities are located on a high plateau northeast of Verona. List # # # # and (a of ) # # # # # (), a part of # (), a of # (), of # Tavernole, a of San Mauro di Saline # (), a of Vellje History The thirteen communities formed together into a loose commonwealth around 1280. They were historically under the suzerainty of the Milanese House of Visconti and then under the Republic of Venice. Under both they enjoyed wide cultural and political autonomy in exchange for their loyalty. The autonomous status came to an end with the Napoleonic Wars and the demise of the in 1797. Due to the high pressure from the Italianization from fascists such as Ettore Tolomei and the government of Benito Mussolini Benito Amilcare Andrea Mussolin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luserna
Luserna ( Cimbrian: ''Lusérn'', ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in Trentino in the northern Italian region Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, located about southeast of Trento. As 2021, it had a population of 271 and an area of .All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat. Luserna is part of the Magnificent Community of the Cimbrian Highlands ( Altipiani Cimbri) together with the municipalities of Lavarone and Folgaria. In the tourist sphere it is part of the Alpe Cimbra. It is one of I Borghi più belli d'Italia ("The most beautiful villages of Italy"). Lusérn borders the following municipalities: Caldonazzo, Lavarone, Levico Terme, Pedemonte, Rotzo and Valdastico. Cimbrian culture and language Lusérn is the centre of Cimbrian language and culture. In the 2021 census, around 68,8% of the people of Lusérn stated Cimbrian, an Upper German dialect of the Germanic language, to be their first language. The Cimbrian spoken in Lusérn i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roana
Roana (Cimbrian: ''Robàan'') is a comune on the Asiago Plateau, in the province of Vicenza, Veneto, Italy. It is West of SP249 road. The comune consists of six villages (in Italian "frazioni"), also referred to as the six bell towers, since each town has its own church; spread over a total area of 7,838 hectares: Camporovere, Canove, Cesuna, Mezzaselva, Roana and Tresché Conca. The town hall is located in Canove. Roana is one of the ''Sette Comuni Vicentini '' where the Cimbrian language was traditionally spoken. Within the territory of the municipality of Roana there are sports infrastructures, acrobatic parks, a small lake, ski facilities, and museums, such as the Museum of the Great War in Canove, regarding World War I, since many battles were fought on the Asiago plateau. Cimbrian heritage Roana is one of the municipalities on the plateau that preserves the Cimbrian heritage, which comes from a Germanic culture that settled in the area during the Middle Ages. In Roan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
