for the comune in the Piedmont region of Italy, see Luserna San Giovanni

Luserna San Giovanni

Luserna San Giovanni is a comune in the province of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located in the Val Pellice about 45 km southwest of Turin....

Luserna (Cimbrian

Cimbrian language

Cimbrian refers to any of several local Upper German varieties spoken in northeastern Italy. The speakers of the language are known as Zimbern....

: Lusérn) is a comune (municipality) in Trentino in the northern Italian

Italy

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 region Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, located about 25 km southeast of Trento

Trento

Trento is an Italian city located in the Adige River valley in Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol. It is the capital of Trentino...

. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 284 and an area of 8.2 km².

Lusérn borders the following municipalities: Caldonazzo

Caldonazzo

Caldonazzo is a comune in Valsugana, in Trentino, northern Italy.The nearby Lake of Caldonazzo is the source of the Brenta River....

, Lavarone

Lavarone

Lavarone is a comune in Trentino in the northern Italian region Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, located about 20 km southeast of Trento...

, Levico Terme

Levico Terme

Levico Terme is a comune in Trentino in the northern Italian region Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, located about 15 km southeast of Trento...

, Pedemonte

Pedemonte

Pedemonte is a town in the province of Vicenza, Veneto, Italy. It is north of SP350.-Sources:*...

, Rotzo

Rotzo

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  and Valdastico

Valdastico

Valdastico is a town in the province of Vicenza, Veneto, Italy. It is east of SP350.-Sources:*...

.

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 language

Cimbrian refers to any of several local Upper German varieties spoken in northeastern Italy. The speakers of the language are known as Zimbern....

, an Upper German

Upper German

Upper German is a family of High German dialects spoken primarily in southern Germany, Austria, Switzerland and Northern Italy.-Family tree:Upper German can be generally classified as Alemannic or Austro-Bavarian...

 dialect of the Germanic language, to be their first language. Formerly, Cimbrian was also spoken in neighbouring Lavarone

Lavarone

Lavarone is a comune in Trentino in the northern Italian region Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, located about 20 km southeast of Trento...

, and in the so-called Seven Communities

Seven Communities

The Seven Communities were a group of municipalities in the Veneto region that spoke the Cimbrian language, a dialect of Upper German, as their native tongue....

 and Thirteen Communities

Thirteen Communities

The Thirteen Communities were a group of municipalities in the Veneto region that spoke the Cimbrian language, a dialect of Upper German, as their native tongue....

. 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.

Cimbrian	German	English
Vatar ünsar bo Do pist in Hümbl, as da sai haile Doi Nàm. Dain Raich kime.	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,

External links

• Homepage of the city