Valsesia in the context of "Western Lombard dialect"

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⭐ Core Definition: Valsesia

Valsesia (Piedmontese: Valsesia; Walser German: Tseschrutol) is a group of valleys in the north-east of Piedmont in the Province of Vercelli, Italy; the principal valley is that of the river Sesia.

The major towns located here are Varallo Sesia,Borgosesia, Quarona and Valduggia; tourist villages include Alagna Valsesia, Rima San Giuseppe, Carcoforo and Scopello. While the valley mainly belongs to the province of Vercelli three of its comuni, namely Romagnano Sesia, Prato Sesia and Grignasco, are part of the province of Novara; however, they are not historically part of Valsesia but only geographically.

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👉 Valsesia in the context of Western Lombard dialect

Western Lombard is a group of varieties of the Lombard language, a Romance language of the Gallo-Italic subgroup. It is spoken primarily in Italy and Switzerland. Within Italy, it is prevalent in the Lombard provinces of Milan, Monza and Brianza, Varese, Como, Lecco, Sondrio, and parts of Cremona (excluding Crema and its immediate surroundings), Lodi, and Pavia. In Piedmont, it is spoken in the provinces of Novara, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola, the eastern area of the Province of Alessandria (around Tortona), and a small part of Vercelli (Valsesia). In Switzerland, Western Lombard is spoken in the canton of Ticino and part of the canton of Graubünden.

Due to its historical association with the Duchy of Milan, Western Lombard is frequently referred to as Insubric (from Insubria and Insubres) or Milanese. The term Cisabduan ("Cisabduano", literally "on this side of the Adda River") is also used, particularly in linguistic contexts, following the terminology introduced by Clemente Merlo.

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LINKED FROM (PARENTS)
← Western Lombard dialect ← Western Lombard ← Western Lombard language
LINKS TO (CHILDREN)
Monte Tovo (Pennine Alps) → Piedmontese language → Walser German → Piedmont → Province of Vercelli → Italy → Sesia → Varallo Sesia → Borgosesia → Quarona → Valduggia → Alagna Valsesia → Rima San Giuseppe → Carcoforo → Scopello → Comune → Romagnano Sesia → Prato Sesia → Grignasco → Province of Novara →