Luserna

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Comune di Luserna

Location of Luserna in Italy
Country Flag of Italy Italy
Region Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol
Province Trento (TN)
Mayor Luigi Nicolussi Castellan
Elevation 1,333 m (4,373 ft)
Area 8.2 km² (3 sq mi)
Population (as of Dec. 2004)
 - Total 284
 - Density 35/km² (91/sq mi)
Time zone CET, UTC+1
Coordinates 45°55′N, 11°19′E
Gentilic
Dialing code 0464
Postal code 38040
Website: www.luserna.org

Luserna (Cimbrian: Lusèrn) is a comune (municipality) in the province of Trento in the Italian region Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, located about 25 km southeast of Trento. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 284 and an area of 8.2 km².[1]

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

About 90 percent of the people of Luserna - like a considerable number in the Fersina Valley - speak a Germanic language called Cimbrian.[2] Formerly, Cimbrian was also spoken in neighbouring Lavarone, Sette Comuni and Tredici Comuni.[citation needed]

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[edit] Notes and references

  1. ^ All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
  2. ^ La lingua di Luserna. http://www.luserna.org/centrale/cimbro.html

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