Trento

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TRENTO

Region : Trentino-Alto Adige
Province : Trento

Official blazon

D'argento, all'aquila spiegata di nero, rostrata, armata e munita sulle ali di due gambi trifogliati d'oro, linguata e cosparsa di fiammelle di rosso.

Origin/meaning

Trento was already known in Roman times and became a seat of a bishop in the 4^th century. The arms were granted in 1339 by the Czech king, John of Luxemburg. The arms show the eagle of St. Wenesclas.