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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 German ...
: ''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 ...
'' (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 regio ...
in the northern Italian 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 cen ...
. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 284 and an area of .All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
Lusérn borders the following municipalities: Caldonazzo, Lavarone, Levico Terme, Pedemonte, Rotzo 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 plateau.
Twin towns
Valdastico is twinned with:
* Encantado, Rio ...
.
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 German ...
, 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 ...
dialect of the Germanic language
The Germanic languages are a branch of the Indo-European languages, 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 ...
, to be their first language. Formerly, Cimbrian was also spoken in neighbouring Lavarone and in the so-called Seven Communities and Thirteen Communities. 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