Gressoney (AO)
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Gressoney was a commune
of Aosta Valley in north-west Italy
. It was created in 1928 by the union of the two existing communes of Gressoney-La-Trinité
and Gressoney-Saint-Jean
. From 1939 onwards its official name was Italianized
as Gressonei. The commune was suppressed in 1946 when the two former communes were reconstituted.
Comune
In Italy, the comune is the basic administrative division, and may be properly approximated in casual speech by the English word township or municipality.-Importance and function:...
of Aosta Valley in north-west Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
. It was created in 1928 by the union of the two existing communes of Gressoney-La-Trinité
Gressoney-La-Trinité
Gressoney-La-Trinité is a town and comune in the Aosta Valley region of north-western Italy.-Geography:...
and Gressoney-Saint-Jean
Gressoney-Saint-Jean
Gressoney-Saint-Jean is a town and comune in the Aosta Valley region of north-western Italy.- Points of interest :* Giardino Botanico Alpino "Castel Savoia", an alpine botanical garden...
. From 1939 onwards its official name was Italianized
Italianization
Italianization or Italianisation is a term used to describe a process of cultural assimilation in which ethnically non or partially Italian people or territory become Italian. The process can be voluntary or forced...
as Gressonei. The commune was suppressed in 1946 when the two former communes were reconstituted.