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Benvenuti al Museo Walserhaus Gurin<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n

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The Museum <\/span> of Bosco Gurin<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The Museum Walserhaus run by the association of the same name is situated in Bosco Gurin, the highest village of Ticino (1506 m s.l.m.) inhabited all year long. Its origins date back to the beginning of the 13th century, when a group of settlers from the nearby Formazza Valley settled in this then very inhospitable territory. Remaining isolated for many centuries, the village has maintained not only its original architectural features that distinguish it from other mountain villages in Ticino, but also its German dialect, making it a German-speaking linguistic island within the Canton.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Presentazione romanzo storico “Die Titscha”<\/h1>\n\n\n\n

Sabato 8 agosto 2026, ore 20:15 : presentazione del romanzo storico “Die Titscha” di Odilo Abgottspon da Visperteminien (VS)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Vernissage Mostra fotografica<\/h1>\n\n\n\n

Sabato 20 giugno 2026, ore 14:00 : Vernissge mostra fotografica di Luigi Framarini<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Reopening of the Museum<\/h1>\n\n\n\n

Following the winter break, the Walserhaus Museum reopens on: Saturday 18 April 2026<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The colonies<\/span> of the Walser people<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Between the 8th and the 9th centuries, settlers belonging to the Alemanni people from the north settled in the area of today\u2019s Upper Valais (Goms). From here, between the 13th and the 14th centuries, this people called Walser (a name derived from Walliser, the Valais people) established numerous colonies in the neighbouring alpine valleys and on the southern slope of Monte Rosa, later also moving eastwards and reaching the more distant territories of today\u2019s western Austria and Liechtenstein.
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The Ggurijnartitsch<\/span> German in Gurin<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

An integral part of the Walser culture is their vernacular belonging to the High Alemannic language group that the settlers brought with them in their migrations. While remaining more or less isolated from their surroundings and thus retaining linguistic elements from the Old High German and Middle High German period that have disappeared in other German-speaking dialects, the various Walser vernaculars have also been influenced by the dominant neighbouring language and developed various innovations. This is also the case for Ggurijnartitsch, which developed unique voices and expressions and accepted and \u201cgermanised\u201d certain elements of the Ticino dialect.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Listen to the Walser German of Bosco Gurin.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n