Bersntol
| Bersntol | |
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The Bersntol, with the village of Palai en Bersntol | |
Map of Trentino with Bernstol valley marked in red | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Autonomous Province of Trento, Italy |
| Population centers | |
| Coordinates | 46°06′N 11°18′E / 46.100°N 11.300°E |
| Rivers | Fersina |
The Bersntol (German: Fersental, Italian: Valle del Fersina) is a valley in the Autonomous Province of Trento, in north-eastern Italy. The Fersina river runs through it.[1] It is also known as the Valle dei Mòcheni after its inhabitants, who speak the Upper German Mòcheno language.
History
Since the 14th century the valley has been home to a Mòcheno-speaking population of Upper German origin,[2] and is a language island of the Mòcheno language.
The valley is part of the district of Alta Valsugana e Bersntol.
Population
The four municipalities of the valley are Vlarötz, Garait, Palai en Bersntol, and Sant'Orsola Terme. Approximately half of the valley's inhabitants declared themselves members of the Mòcheno linguistic group (the majority in the first three municipalities, and a minority in Sant'Orsola Terme, which is the most populous municipality).[3]
The Pezzata Mòchena breed of domestic goat originates in the valley.[2]
References
- ^ Valle Dei Mocheni Fersental Bersntol: Storia della valle (in Italian). Ufficio turistico. Accessed June 2014.
- ^ a b Daniele Bigi, Alessio Zanon (2008). Atlante delle razze autoctone: Bovini, equini, ovicaprini, suini allevati in Italia (in Italian). Milan: Edagricole. ISBN 9788850652594. p. 344–45.
- ^ "RILEVAZIONE SULLA CONSISTENZA E LA DISLOCAZIONE TERRITORIALE DEGLI APPARTENENTI ALLE POPOLAZIONI DI LINGUA LADINA, MÒCHENA E CIMBRA" (PDF). Provincia autonoma di Trento ISPAT. April 2022. Retrieved 4 September 2025.
External links
Media related to Bersntol at Wikimedia Commons