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Bolzano (German: "Bozen", archaic "Botzen"; Ladin: "Bulsan"; Latin: "Bauzanum"; many of the region's Italian languages/dialects use "Bolzan" or "Bulsan") is a city in the Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol region of Italy. It is the capital of the province of Bolzano-Bozen. The "South Tyrol Museum of Archeology" in Bolzano is where the ice-mummy "Ötzi" is kept. The city is also the home of the Italian Army's Alpini High Command (COMALP) and some of its combat and support units. History: Initially inhabited by the Raetians, the area was settled by the Romans in 15 BC, by general Nero Claudius Drusus, to whom referred the name of the first settlement in the area (an army camp with a bridge by the Isarco River). The nearby founded village was called "Bauzanum". Bolzano has been a trading point since its foundation and elevation to a town over 800 years ago, due to its location in between the two major cities of Venice and Augsburg. Four times a year a market was held and traders came from the ... Read more about Bolzano on Wikipedia

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