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The University of Trento was founded in 1962 and has its headquarters in the city of Trento. The other university location is in Rovereto. In total, over 16,000 students study in Trento. Through the Euroregion Tyrol-South Tyrol-Trentino, the university also works closely together with the universities of Innsbruck and Bolzano.
The region was the location of heavy fighting during World War I, as it was directly on the front lines between Austria-Hungary and Italy. [20] Trentino was occupied by Italy in November 1918 and was annexed in 1919 by the Kingdom of Italy in the Treaty of Saint-Germain-en-Laye (1919) .
The Prince-Bishops of Trent ruled from Buonconsiglio Castle from the 13th until the 19th century. The Romans conquered the region in 15 BC. After the end of the Western Roman Empire, it was divided between the invading Germanic tribes in the Lombard Duchy of Tridentum (today's Trentino), the Alamannic Vinschgau, and the Bavarians (who took the remaining part).
The castle originated from a fortified building that was erected in the 13th century next to the city's walls. This first building was called Castelvecchio (literally, 'old castle'), and was the seat of the Bishopric of Trent from the 13th century onwards to the end of the 18th century.
In the central section is the large portal with a lowered arch, surmounted by a balcony. The balcony, located on the piano nobile, is accessed through the serliana above which is a bas-relief sculpture of the Madonna and Child Jesus commissioned by Celestino Endrici. The central part culminates with a decorative motif of volutes and a shield in ...
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Location of Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol within Italy Provinces of Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol. The following is a list of the municipalities of Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, Italy.
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