15 Facts About Trento

Together with other Alpine towns Trento engages in the Alpine Town of the Year Association for the implementation of the Alpine Convention to achieve sustainable development in the Alpine Arc.

Trento was awarded the title of Alpine Town of the Year 2004.

University of Trento, founded in 1962 as a Higher University Institute of Social Sciences, is one of the most prestigious medium-small Italian universities, with a strong international vocation.

School of International Studies of the University of Trento is a member of the Association of Professional Schools of International Affairs, a selected group of institutions for higher education in the field of international relations.

Trento was conquered by the Romans in the 1st century BC, after several clashes with the Rhaetian tribes.

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Around 1200, Trento became a mining center of some significance: silver was mined from the Monte Calisio – Khalisperg, and Prince-Bishop Federico Wanga issued the first mining code of the alpine region.

Church government was finally extinguished, and Trento was henceforth governed by the secular administration of Tyrol.

From November 1944 to April 1945, Trento was bombed as part of the so-called "Battle of the Brenner".

In 2020, Trento was listed as the most sustainable city in Italy, according to the Smart City Index.

Township of Trento encompasses the city centre as well as many suburbs of extremely varied geographical and population conditions .

Urban Trento has a humid subtropical-continental climate according to the Koppen climate classification.

The average age of Trento residents is 41 compared to the Italian average of 42.

The current Mayor of Trento is Franco Ianeselli, elected for the first time on 21 September 2020.

University of Trento was founded in 1962 and has its headquarters in the city of Trento.

PalaTrento, now known as BLM Group Arena, opened in 2000, is an indoor arena with a capacity of 4300 seats.