Luserna

Luserna (Cimbrian: Lusérn, German: Lusern) is a comune (municipality) in Trentino in the northern Italian region Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, located about 25 kilometres (16 mi) southeast of Trento. As 2021, it had a population of 271 and an area of 8.2 square kilometres (3.2 sq mi).[3]

Luserna
Lusérn
Kamou vo Lusérn
Gemeinde von Lusern
Comune di Luserna
Square in Lusérn
Square in Lusérn
Coat of arms of Luserna
Location of Luserna
Luserna is located in Italy
Luserna
Luserna
Location of Luserna in Italy
Luserna is located in Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol
Luserna
Luserna
Luserna (Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol)
Coordinates: 45°55′N 11°19′E
CountryItaly
RegionTrentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol
ProvinceTrentino (TN)
Government
  MayorGianni Nicolussi Zaiga
Area
  Total8.2 km2 (3.2 sq mi)
Elevation
1,333 m (4,373 ft)
Population
 (31 December 2021)[2]
  Total271
  Density33/km2 (86/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
38040
Dialing code0464
WebsiteOfficial website

Luserna is part of the Magnificent Community of the Cimbrian Highlands (Altipiani Cimbri) together with the municipalities of Lavarone and Folgaria. In the tourist sphere it is part of the Alpe Cimbra. It is a member of the I Borghi più belli d'Italia ("The most beautiful villages of Italy") association.[4]

Lusérn borders the following municipalities: Caldonazzo, Lavarone, Levico Terme, Pedemonte, Rotzo and Valdastico.

Cimbrian culture and language

Luserna seen from Forte Belvedere Gschwent
Bilingual signs in both Italian and German

Lusérn is the centre of Cimbrian language and culture. In the 2021 census, around 68,8% of the people of Lusérn stated Cimbrian, an Upper German dialect of the Germanic language, to be their first language.[5]

The Cimbrian spoken in Lusérn is a slightly different dialect from Cimbrian spoken elsewhere.[6]

Cimbrian German English

Vatar ünsar
bo do pist in Hümbl,
azda sai haile Doi Nàm.
Dain Raich khimme.[7]

Vater unser
der Du bist im Himmel,
geheiligt werde Dein Name.
Dein Reich komme.

Our Father
who art in heaven,
hallowed be thy name.
Thy kingdom come,

Point of interest

The little village of Luserna has eight restaurant/hotel, four museums and four thematic trails that tell the Cimbrian legends and stories. They are passable by families and mountain bikes and are immersed in the alpine nature. In winter they become splendid paths suitable for snowshoeing. For more info [8]

Story

Luserna was founded around the year 1400 from Bavarians populations coming from nearby Lavarone who decided to stay and live here. In 1710 Luserna became independent from Lavarone. Until 1918 it was included in the Austro-Hungarian Empire, precisely in the County of Tyrol. During the last years of the 1800s it became famous for its tradition of bobbin lace and thanks to the Austrian administration, it had both German and Italian schools.

After the annexation to the Kingdom of Italy and with the advent of fascism, the people of Luserna were forbidden to speak Cimbro. This is because one of the dogmas of fascism was to Italianize every village and culture. This caused the phenomenon of the Options, an agreement between the Third Reich and the Kingdom of Italy to distribute the Mochen, Cimbrian and German populations who had lived for millennia in the ancient county of Tyrol, which later became the region of Venice Tridentine.

After the Second World War, thanks to the Gruber–De Gasperi Agreement, the Cimbrian linguistic minority of Luserna became part of the autonomy basis of the Autonomous Province of Trento and the Trentino - South Tyrol Region. In 1987 the Mocheno Cimbro Institute was founded and in 2001 the Cimbrian language was officially recognized within the regulations for the protection of Trentino linguistic minorities. In 2008 the regulations were implemented, including the compulsory teaching of the language in schools and the use of the Cimbrian language in public administration documents.

Demographic evolution

Notes and references

  1. "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  2. "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  3. All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
  4. "Trentino Alto Adige" (in Italian). Retrieved 31 July 2023.
  5. "RILEVAZIONE SULLA CONSISTENZA E LA DISLOCAZIONE TERRITORIALE DEGLI APPARTENENTI ALLE POPOLAZIONI DI LINGUA LADINA, MÒCHENA E CIMBRA Anno 2021" (PDF). statistica.provincia.tn.it. Retrieved 2023-06-26.
  6. "Vaterunser (Luserner Zimbrisch)". (in Lusérn Cimbrian). Kulturinstitut Lusern. 2006. Retrieved 2011-05-13.
  7. "Das Vaterunser auf Lusérner Zimbrisch". (in Cimbrian). Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung. 2006. Retrieved 2011-05-13.
  8. "Alpe Cimbra: Official website of the APT Folgaria, Lavarone, Lusérn, Vigolana".


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