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Trento (Trent), a northern Italian city, is the capital of the Province of Trento and cocapital (with Bolzano) of Trentino-Alto Adige Region.  The city is found on the Adige River, along an historic trade route.  The city is also found at the end of the Brenner Pass, an historic transalpine route between Austria and Italy.

Trent was converted by the Romans into a defense bastion in the 3rd century AD, and existed until the 5th century AD until it was overriden by the Ostrogoths and later the Lombards (6th century AD).  The Lombardy region of Italy is named after the Lombards.  In 774, the Franks took control of the city from the Lombards.  The Germans took control of the city in 1027, making it a German possession (with the exception of a couple of French interventions), until 1802, when the region merged with the Tirol region of Austria.  Between 1809 and 1814, the region was seized by France, however, the region remained under Austrian control until the end of World War I.  At the end of the War, under the terms of the Treaty of Saint-Germain, Trento was transferred to Italy in 1919.

Tourists will find many points of interest.  One such tourist attraction is the Cathedral of San Vigilio.  The construction of the cathedral began in 1212.  Another attraction is the Church of Santa Maria Maggiore, built in the 16th-century.  The Church is an important historic landmark because the Council of Trent was held there between 1545 and 1563.  Built in the city of Trent in 1967 was the Free University of Trento.

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