The line continued with other field works, reaching the Martignano area with the 19th-century battery, then following the eastern hill to the Fersina stream, and extending to Forte San Rocco.
At the outbreak of the war, the city had about 30,000 inhabitants, two-thirds of whom left their homes in May 1915 when civilians were relocated to Upper and Lower Austria, Bohemia, and Moravia. New inhabitants arrived in the city: tens of thousands of soldiers. The barracks soon became insufficient, and many public buildings were requisitioned. Even abandoned homes were occupied by soldiers. The remaining civilian population in Trento had to cope with hunger, misery, rationed food, and a city occupied by soldiers and the wounded. The final days of the war saw the disorderly retreat of Austro-Hungarian soldiers and the arrival of Italian troops on November 3, 1918.
Suggested itinerary:
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From Buonconsiglio to Doss Trento
The Fortifications
Fortifications of Doss Trento
Construction period: 1848; 1880
Type: various works
Ownership: public
Open to the public: visitable
Condition: traces
Works demolished after the war
Batteria Martignano
Construction period: 1882–1883
Type: battery
Ownership: private
Open to the public: no
Condition: unrestored
Disarmed in 1915
Forte San Rocco
Construction period: 1881–1883
Type: fort
Ownership: public
Open to the public: no
Condition: unrestored
Disarmed in 1915
