The Bersntol (, ) is a valley in the
Autonomous Province of Trento
Trentino (), officially the Autonomous Province of Trento (; ; ), is an Autonomous province#Italy, autonomous province of Italy in the Northern Italy, country's far north. Trentino and South Tyrol constitute the Regions of Italy, region of Tren ...
, in north-eastern Italy. The
Fersina river runs through it.
[ It is also known as the ''Valle del Mòcheni'' after its inhabitants, who speak the Upper German Mòcheno language.
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History
Since the 14th century the valley has been home to a Mòcheno-speaking population of Upper German
Upper German ( ) 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 German time, East F ...
origin,[ and is a language island of the ]Mòcheno language
Mòcheno (; ; ) is an Upper German variety spoken in three towns of the Bersntol (, ), in Trentino, northeastern Italy.
Mòcheno is closely related to Bavarian and is variously classified either as a Southern Bavarian variety or a separate ...
.
The valley is part of the district of Alta Valsugana e Bersntol.
Population
The four municipalities
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality' ...
of the valley are Vlarötz, Garait, Palai en Bersntol, and Sant'Orsola Terme. The majority of people declared themselves members of the Mòcheno linguistic group.
The Pezzata Mòchena breed of domestic goat originates in the valley.[
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References
External links
Homepage of the Bernstoler Kulturinstitut
Valleys of Trentino
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