Brief history

Luserna, a mountain village situated South-East of Trent at an altitude of 1333m, is the last island where the Cimbrian language, an ancient Bavarian language, is still correctly spoken by 90% of the population.

Purpose and function of the Institute 

The Cimbrian cultural institute has its seat in Luserna and is called "Kulturinstitut Lusèrn". The purpose of the Institute is to safeguard, promote and exploit the ethnographic and cultural heritage of the German speaking minority of the municipality of Luserna while paying special attention to historic and linguistic expressions, to the protection of the environment and to the economic-cultural development of the Cimbrian community territory.