Gressoney-Saint-Jean
Encyclopedia
Gressoney-Saint-Jean is a town
and comune
in the Aosta Valley region of north-western Italy
.
and culture.
The Walser German spoken in Greschòney is a slightly different dialect from Walser spoken elsewhere.
Town
A town is a human settlement larger than a village but smaller than a city. The size a settlement must be in order to be called a "town" varies considerably in different parts of the world, so that, for example, many American "small towns" seem to British people to be no more than villages, while...
and comune
Comune
In Italy, the comune is the basic administrative division, and may be properly approximated in casual speech by the English word township or municipality.-Importance and function:...
in the Aosta Valley region of north-western Italy
Italy
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Points of interest
- Giardino Botanico Alpino "Castel Savoia", an alpine botanical gardenBotanical gardenA botanical garden The 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. is a well-tended area displaying a wide range of plants labelled with their botanical names...
Walser culture and language
Greschòney is one of the centres of Walser GermanWalser German
The Walser language , also known as Walliser German , is a group of Highest Alemannic dialects spoken in Walser settlements in parts of Switzerland, Italy, Liechtenstein, and Austria and in the German-speaking part of the Canton of Wallis , in the uppermost Rhône valley.The terms Walser and...
and culture.
The Walser German spoken in Greschòney is a slightly different dialect from Walser spoken elsewhere.
| Walser German | German | English |
|---|---|---|
Endsche Attò das béscht em Hémmel, dass héilege sígge Dín Noame. Chéeme Dín Herrschaft. |
Vater unser der Du bist im Himmel, geheiligt werde Dein Name. Dein Reich komme. |
Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name. Your kingdom come, |
Notable people
- The Squinobal brothers OresteOreste SquinobalOreste Squinobal from Gressoney-Saint-Jean was an Italian mountain climber, mountain guide and ski mountaineer....
, ArturoArturo SquinobalArturo Squinobal from Gressoney-Saint-Jean is an Italian mountain climber, mountain guide and ski mountaineer. He is also director of the skiing school in his hometown....
and LorenzoLorenzo SquinobalLorenzo "Renzo" Squinobal from Gressoney-Saint-Jean is an Italian mountain climber, mountain guide and ski mountaineer....
, all of them mountain climbers, mountain guides and ski mountaineers, were born in Gressoney.