Rimella (

Walser German Walser German () 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 Austria (Vorarlberg ...

: ''Remmalju'',

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: ''Rimela'') is a ''

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'' (municipality) in the

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in the

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region

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, located about northeast of

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and about northwest of

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. Rimella borders the following municipalities:

Bannio Anzino Bannio Anzino (pop. 539) is a '' commune'' of the Province of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola in the Italian region Piedmont, located about northeast of Turin and about west of Verbania. The main population centres within the municipality are the ''frazion ...

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, and

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Population

Founded in 1255 by

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emigrants from

Visperterminen Visperterminen (Walser German: ''Tärbinu'') is a Municipalities of Switzerland, municipality in the district of Visp (district), Visp in the Cantons of Switzerland, canton of Valais in Switzerland. History Visperterminen is first mentioned in th ...

in the now Swiss

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, its population is traditionally

Alemannic German Alemannic, or rarely Alemannish (''Alemannisch'', ), is a group of High German dialects. The name derives from the ancient Germanic tribal confederation known as the Alemanni ("all men"). Distribution Alemannic dialects are spoken by approxi ...

speaking. From 1871 on, when Rimella had a population of 1327, the number of inhabitants has dramatically diminished. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 129.All following demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute

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References

Sources

* Marco Bauen: ''Sprachgemischter Mundartausdruck in Rimella (Valsesia, Piemaont). Zur Syntax eines südwalserischen Dialekts im Spannungsfeld der italienischen Landes- und Kultursprache, Berne and Stuttgart 1978.'' – Translated into Italian in 1999 by Eugenio Vasina. * Paolo Sibilla: ''Una comunità Walser delle Alpi. Strutture tradizionali e processi culturali,'' Florence 1980. * Centro Studi Walser (Ed.): ''Ts Remmaljertittschu. Vocabolario Italiano – Tittschu,'' Turin 1995. ''Vocabolario Tittschu – Italiano,'' Borgosesia 2005. * Centro Studi Walser (Ed.): ''Storia di Rimella in Valsesia,'' Ravenna 2004. * Silke La Rose: ''Walser Recht ennetbirgen – Ein Beitrag zu Ursprung und Verlaufsbedingungen der Walserwanderung.'' Part II: ''Rimella und Alagna,'' in: Wir Walser 1 (2006) 7–17. * ''Atlante Toponomastico del Piemonte Montano'' Nr. 31: ''Rimella''. Ed. by the Università degli Studi di Torino and the Region of Piedmont. Turin 2007.

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