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Frazione in Veneto, Italy
Giazza Ljetzan (Cimbrian)
Jassa (Western Venetian)
Frazione
Giazza is located in ItalyGiazzaGiazzaLocation of Giazza in Italy
Coordinates: 45°39′N 11°7′E / 45.650°N 11.117°E / 45.650; 11.117
CountryItaly
RegionVeneto
ProvinceVerona (VR)
ComuneSelva di Progno
Elevation758 m (2,487 ft)
Population
 • Total133
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code37030
Dialing code045
WebsiteOfficial website

The town Giazza (Ljetzan in cimbrian language, Jassa /'jasa/ in Western Venetian) is a frazione of the comune of Selva di Progno, in the Province of Verona.

Geography

A view of Valle di Fraselle

The town is located at the confluence of the Revolto and Fraselle rivers, and just below the mountain Gruppo della Carega.

Language and dialects

Giazza is the last of the ancient Thirteen Communities in which Cimbrian language is still spoken.

Today the Cimbrian language is falling out of use. According to the most recent data only 19 inhabitants speak the language and only 24 can understand it.

Culture

Events

  • Festa del fuoco (trans. The Festival of Fire) (23 June) – A festival of pagan origins in which the community celebrates its history as part of the 13 communities.

References

  1. "Tzimbar – Cimbri della Lessinia". Retrieved 11 February 2015.
  2. Sino a qualche decennio fa era diffusa la pronuncia Jatha /'jaθa/ con il fono interdentale /θ/ al posto di /s/, cfr. Volpato, Giancarlo (1983). Civiltà cimbra. La cultura dei Cimbri dei Tredici Comuni veronesi. Verona: Bi & Gi. p. 73.
  3. The National Review. W.H. Allen. 1893. p. 225. Retrieved 31 March 2019.
  4. Travel, DK (2018). DK Eyewitness Travel Guide Venice and the Veneto. DK Eyewitness Travel Guide. Dorling Kindersley Limited. p. 207. ISBN 978-0-241-34797-3. Retrieved 31 March 2019.
  5. Giacobelli, C. (2016). 101 cose da fare in Veneto almeno una volta nella vita (in Italian). Newton Compton Editori. p. 40. ISBN 978-88-541-9852-4. Retrieved 31 March 2019.


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