Trento

This article is about the city in Italy. For other uses, see Trento (disambiguation).

Trento
Trent (Ladin)
Comune
Comune di Trento
Clockwise from top: Aerial view of Trento, Fontana del Nettuno, Church of San Francesco Saverio [it], Torre Civica of Trento [it], Mausoleum of Cesare Battisti, Grand Hotel Trento, Piazza duomo [it] with the Trento Cathedral in the background
Flag of Trento
Flag
Coat of arms of Trento
Coat of arms
Location of Trento
Map
Trento is located in Italy
Trento
Trento
Location of Trento in Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol
Trento is located in Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol
Trento
Trento
Trento (Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol)
Coordinates: 46°04′N 11°07′E / 46.067°N 11.117°E / 46.067; 11.117
CountryItaly
RegionTrentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol
ProvinceTrentino (TN)
Frazionisee list
Government
 • MayorFranco Ianeselli
Area
[1]
 • Total
157.9 km2 (61.0 sq mi)
Elevation
194 m (636 ft)
Population
 (2020)[2]
 • Total
120,709
 • Density760/km2 (2,000/sq mi)
Demonym(s)Trentini, Tridentini
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
38121-38122-38123
Dialing code0461
Patron saintSaint Vigilius
Saint dayJune 26
WebsiteOfficial website

Trento (Italian: [ˈtrento] ⓘ or [ˈtrɛnto];[3] Ladin and Lombard: Trent; German: Trient [tʁiˈɛnt] ⓘ; Cimbrian: Tria;[4] Mócheno: Trea't; Venetian: Trénto/Trènt; Latin: Tridentum), also known in English as Trent,[5] is a city on the Adige River in Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol in Italy. It is the capital of the autonomous province of Trento. In the 16th century, the city was the location of the Council of Trent. Formerly part of Austria and Austria-Hungary, it was annexed by Italy in 1919. With 118,142 inhabitants,[6] Trento is the third largest Italian city in the Alps and second largest in the historical region of Tyrol.

Trento is an educational, scientific, financial and political centre in Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, in Tyrol and Northern Italy in general. The city contains a picturesque Medieval and Renaissance historic centre, with ancient buildings such as Trento Cathedral and the Castello del Buonconsiglio.

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.

The city often ranks highly among Italian cities for quality of life, standard of living, and business and job opportunities, being ranked 3rd in 2023.[7] Trento is also one of the nation's wealthiest and most prosperous cities, with its province being one of the richest in Italy, with a GDP per capita of €46,100 and a nominal GDP of €25.5 billion in 2023.[8]

The 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. It ranks 1st among 'medium-sized' Universities in the Censis ranking[9] and 2nd in the Il Sole 24 Ore ranking of Italian universities.[10]

The School of International Studies of the University of Trento is a member of the Association of Professional Schools of International Affairs (Apsia),[11] a selected group of institutions for higher education in the field of international relations. It is the first, and currently unique, Italian institute and one of the few Europeans present in the club of the best international study schools in the world that form policy makers.[citation needed]

In the last twenty years, thanks to the gradual creation of various research centers (FBK, FEM) and laboratories in the IT, engineering and sciences fields, Trento and its university have been nicknamed the "Silicon Valley of the Alps".[12]

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  2. ^ "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  3. ^ Canepari, Luciano. "Trento". DiPI Online (in Italian). Retrieved 11 November 2018.
  4. ^ Patuzzi, Umberto (2013). Unsarne Börtar [Our Words] (PDF) (in Italian, German, and Cimbrian). Lucerna, Italy: Comitato unitario delle linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien. p. 9.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
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  6. ^ "Population of Trento 2022 — Italy". www.aznations.com. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
  7. ^ "Qualità della vita 2023: la classifica delle province italiane dove si vive meglio. Udine la migliore nel 2023 | Il Sole 24 ORE". www.ilsole24ore.com (in Italian). Retrieved 5 September 2024.
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  9. ^ "Classifica Censis 2021/2022". CENSIS.
  10. ^ "Le pagelle alle università". Il Sole 24 Ore. Archived from the original on 6 July 2017. Retrieved 7 July 2010.
  11. ^ "La Scuola di Studi internazionali si laurea tra le migliori al mondo". UniTrento Press Room (in Italian). Retrieved 2 November 2021.
  12. ^ Savio, Irene (30 May 2013). "» El 'Silicon Valley' italiano - Esglobal - Política, economía e ideas sobre el mundo en español" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 November 2021.