Giazza
Frazione in Veneto, Italy
The town Giazza (Cimbrian: Ljetzan, Venetian: Jassa, Venetian pronunciation: ['jasa]) is a frazione of the comune of Selva di Progno, in the Province of Verona.
01Geography
The town is located at the confluence of the Revolto and Fraselle rivers, and just below the mountain Gruppo della Carega.
02Language 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.
03Culture
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.
Sources and credits
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Images, from Wikimedia Commons:
- Giazza.jpg by Adert, CC BY-SA 4.0
- 2014 07 Selva di Progno (VR) Italy - Giazza - Val Fraselle - ravin forest - Ctg Baldo Lessinia org photo Paolo Villa FOTO6791bis.JPG by Paolo Villa, CC BY-SA 4.0
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