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Thessaloniki gets ready for its metro launch in November

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Next year, Germany's Deutschlandticket will cost 58 euros

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Voters in a Bavarian town elected a mayor whose name wasn’t on the ballot

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Brussels tries out a novel rooftop wind turbine suitable for cities

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AI-powered drones in Finland could patrol the skies in search of wildfires

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Sep 20, 2024 16:33

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New digital map showcases creative energy solutions across Europe

The examples, compiled by Beyond Fossil Fuels, can inform and inspire communities and entrepreneurs that still feel trepidation at the prospect of energy transition

Sep 26, 2024 14:09
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Shops in this Bordeaux suburb accept cryptocurrency as payment

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Brussels tries out a novel rooftop wind turbine suitable for cities

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New digital map showcases creative energy solutions across Europe

The examples, compiled by Beyond Fossil Fuels, can inform and inspire communities and entrepreneurs that still feel trepidation at the prospect of energy transition

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Thessaloniki gets ready for its metro launch in November

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Mannheim debuts longest tram in the world

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The Olympic Rings have left the Eiffel Tower, but they’ll be back

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Oldest inn in Catalonia marked 500 years of non-stop business

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Kicking for the Future: How Football Clubs are Creating Sustainable Urban Spaces

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Trento was conquered by the Romans in the late I century BC. Its name derives from the word Trent, which is a tribute to the Celtic god of the waters (because of the river Adige). In turn, the Romans gave it the name Tridentum as tribute to the Roman god Neptune.  

After the fall of the Western Roman Empire, the independent bishopric of Trento was conquered by Ostrogoths, Byzantines, Lombards and Franks, finally becoming part of the Holy Roman Empire. Emperor Conrad II created the Prince-Bishops of Trento, who wielded both temporal and religious powers in 1027.

In the following centuries, however, sovereignty was divided between the Bishopric of Trent and the County of Tyrol. In the XIV century, the region of Trento was part of Austria. The dukes of Austria (Habsburg Family) were also the counts of Tyrol and ruled over the region for 6 centuries, until 1918.

In the XVI century, Trento became notable for the Council of Trent which gave rise to the Counter-Reformation. During this time, and as an expression of the Humanism, Trento was also known as the site of a Jewish printing press.

In 1802 as a result of the reorganization of the Holy Roman Empire, the Bishopric was secularized and annexed to the Habsburg territories. In 1805 the Treaty of Pressburg ceded Trento to Bavaria. The Treaty of Schönbrunn 4 years later gave it to Napoleon's Kingdom of Italy.

In response, the local population staged armed resistance to French domination. The resistance leader Andreas Hofer who recovered Trento for the Austrians in 1809, was welcomed with enthusiasm by the population of the town. Around 4,000 Trentinian volunteers died in battle against the French and Bavarian troops. In 1810, Hofer was captured and brought to Mantua where he was shot by the order of Napoleon.

With Napoleon's defeat in 1814, Trento was again annexed by the Habsburg Empire. Trento was governed by the secular administration of Tyrol.  In the following decades, Trento experienced a modernization of administration and economy with the first railroad in the Adige valley being opened in 1859.

During the late XIX century, Trento and Trieste, cities with ethnic Italian majorities, but still belonging to the Austrians, became strategic objectives of the Italian irredentist movement. In 1909 Benito Mussolini briefly joined the staff of a local newspaper, but left Trento because they could not create an anti-Austrian group.

After World War I, Trento and its Italian-speaking province, along with Bolzano and the part of Tyrol that stretched south of the Alpine watershed, were annexed by Italy.

When the allies invaded Sicily in July 1943 Mussolini was removed as Prime Minister. The country surrendered to the Allies and declared war on Germany. German troops invaded northern Italy and the provinces of Trento, Belluno and South Tyrol became part of the Operation Zone of the Alpine Foothills, annexed to Germany.

From November 1944 to April 1945, Trento was bombed as part of the so-called "Battle of the Brenner". Parts of the city were hit by the Allied bombings. In spite of the bombings, most of the medieval and renaissance-era city centre was spared. Trento was finally liberated on 3 May 1945.

Since the 1950s, the region has enjoyed prosperous growth, thanks in part to its special autonomy from the central Italian government.

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Trento / Economy and Finance

Italy's Trentino to receive 300 million for sustainable recovery projects

The financial support comes from the European Investment Bank

Jul 23, 2020 09:13
Monika Dimitrova
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Trento is the most sustainable city in Italy according to the Smart city index 2020

According to the analysis of EY, Italian cities become more sustainable but the gap between north and south increases

Mar 04, 2020 10:07
Monika Dimitrova
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Trento / Interviews

The European Union is a sharing experiences to grow a network of cities and citizens

“Trento is a city where you can live well and this, for a mayor, is the best recognition.”

Dec 28, 2018 20:32
Monika Dimitrova

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