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able on account of its ancient buildings, including the church in which sat the 

 famous Council of Trent (1545 — 63), and where is shown a picture with portraits 

 of the 378 prelates assembled. Trent lies at the head of the road which leads by- 

 way of Levico (6,250 inhabitants, famous for its wine) and the valley of Sugana 

 into Yenetia. Roreredo (9,063 inhabitants) does a considerable trade in raw silk ; 

 Ala (2,686 inhabitants), a frontier town, formerly carried on the manufacture of 

 velvet ; Meran (4,229 inhabitants), on the Upper Adige, the old capital of the 

 Tyrol, attracts numerous visitors on account of its mild climate ; but Riva (5,082 

 inhabitants), on the Garda Lake, is far superior to it in that respect, besides offering- 

 the charms of a more southern vegetation. 



In VoRARLBERG, in the valley of the Ehine, only small towns and villages are 

 met with. Bhidenz (1,451 inhabitants) and JDonibini (8,486 inhabitants) have 

 cotton-mills and print works. Other towns are Feklkirch (2,568 inhabitants) and 

 Breyenz (3,600 inhabitants), the latter an Austrian port on the Lake of Constanz. 



The principality of Liechtenstein is an enclave in Vorarlberg. It is an 

 independent state, formerly a member of the German Confederation, and has for 

 its capital the small village of "Vaduz. Like other states, Liechtenstein rejoices in 

 representative institutions ; but the army was disbanded, as a superfluous luxury, 

 after the battle of Sadowa. 



