Trentino

An outline of Trentino’s history. The first prehistoric findings date back to between 9000 and 4500 b.C. but the history of this community begins to take shape only after Christianity begins to set into the valleys. The Goth, Lombard and Frank domination that all took place within three centuries, left Trentino with a heterogeneous culture. In 774, the transformation in Marca tridentina and the subsequent incorporation of the Holy Roman Empire allowed Trentino the possibility to acquire the necessary foundations to form an institution, which was only beginning during the year 1000, which would dominate Trentino history for more than 800 years: the Prince-bishop of Trento. In 1803, Trentino was occupied by the Austrian troops, therefore ending the prince-bishop rule. During the following years, Trentino was under various dominations: Bavarian, Italian and once again Austrian. During WWI the “Trentino front” was created in the mountains, which also included Val di Sole. Various forts from the war still exist today near Passo Tonale and Peio and are open to visitors. In 1918,  with the fall of the main empires, the
the war ended  and  Italian troops  could  once  again return to Trento. A result of Trentino’s difficult history and location is its special administrative charter that was approved in 1948 and then modified in 1972, which gives Trentino autonomous governance for certain conditions and laws.