Thirteen Communities

The Thirteen Communities (Cimbrian: Dreizehn Komoin, German: Dreizehn Gemeinden, Italian: Tredici Comuni) were a group of municipalities in the Veneto region that once primarily spoke the Cimbrian language, a dialect of Upper German, as their native tongue; the dialect is endangered today.

The autonomous status came to an end with the Napoleonic Wars and the demise of the Serenìssima in 1797.

Due to the high pressure from the Italianization from fascists such as Ettore Tolomei and the government of Benito Mussolini did the Cimbrian language eventually almost completely disappear and become extinct.

Vatar usar ta Do pist ime Himmel, gaholagat sait Dai name.

[1] Vater unser der Du bist im Himmel, geheiligt werde Dein Name.