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Trento About this sound listen (traditional English: Trent;
Italian: Trento, pronounced [ˈtrɛnto] or [ˈtrento]; local
dialects: Trènt; German: Trient) is an Italian city located in
the Adige River valley in Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol. It is
the capital of Trentino. In the 16th century the city was the
location of the Council of Trent.
Trento is a major educational, scientific, financial and
political centre in Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol and Northern
Italy in general. The University of Trento ranks highly out of
Italy's top 30 colleges, coming 1st in the Italian Ministry of
Education ranking, 1st in Engineering area according to Censis
-La Repubblica ranking and 5th in the Il Sole 24 Ore ranking of
Italian universities, and amongst the 500 best in the world
according to the Times Higher Education, coming 252nd.[4] The
city contains a picturesque Medieval and Renaissance historic
centre, with ancient buildings such as Trento Cathedral and the
Castello del Buonconsiglio.
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