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Trento

facts in brief


Part of Braun and Hogenberg map III-48, 1581
Part of Braun and Hogenberg map III-48, 1581






Facts in brief:

On Adige River; was Roman military base; seat of Lombard duchy 6th cen.; passed to Austria 16th cen.; site of Council of Trent (1545-1563) where doctrines of Catholic Reformation were established; passed to Italy 1918 & badly flooded 1966.

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