Riva del Garda
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| Comune di Riva del Garda | |
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 Municipal coat of arms |
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| Country |  Italy |
| Region | Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol |
| Province | Trento (TN) |
| Mayor | |
| Elevation | 70 m |
| Area | 42 km² |
| Population | |
| - Total | 15,170 |
| - Density | 351/km² |
| Time zone | CET, UTC+1 |
| Coordinates | |
| Gentilic | Rivani |
| Dialing code | 9464 |
| Postal code | 38066 |
| Frazioni | Campi, Pregasina, Rifugio Capanna Grassi, Rifugio Nino Pernici, San Nazzaro, Sant'Alessandro, Varone |
| Patron | Santa Maria Assunta |
| - Day | August 15 |
| Website: www.comune.rivadelgarda.tn.it | |
Riva del Garda is a town of 15,170 inhabitants in the province of Trento (Italy).
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[edit] Geography
Riva del Garda is located at the north-western corner of Lake Garda also called Benàco (70 m above sea level). Mount Rocchetta (1,575 m) rises steeply to the west, with Mount Baldo (2,218 m) to the east. This location makes Riva del Garda one of the most spectacular spots around Lake Garda.
[edit] Economy
Tourism is the most important activity of the town, however the town is also home to industrial activities such as paper manufacturing.
[edit] History
Riva del Garda belonged to the republic of Venice and later to the Austro-Hungarian empire until 1918. Since 1918 Riva del Garda has been a part of Italy.
[edit] Museum
The Museo Civico is located in the Rocca, a medieval fortress placed on the lake, bounded by a canal with lifting bridge. It is frequently the seat of cultural activities, especially during the summer months.
[edit] Main sights
Notable is the Tenno Lake (6 km northward), the Ledro Lake (5 km westwards) with its paleoethnographic museum and the Varone falls (3 km northwards) of great geological interest.
[edit] Sports
With its two harbours Riva del Garda is well equipped for sailing and windsurfing. Rock climbing is also practised. Basketball is also very popular and probably the main sport of the town: the local top team, GS Riva Gardacartiere, plays in the Italy's 3rd national division and for the important games the PalaGarda arena is packed with between 1000 and 1800 people.
[edit] External links
- Live Webcam in Riva with sight to Torbole from Riva
- Live Weather station in Riva del Garda
- Live Weather station and Webcam from Varone/Riva del Garda
- Local weather portal for Riva and the Gardalake
- Interactive 360° panorama of Riva
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- Mapping from Multimap or GlobalGuide or Google Maps
- Aerial image from TerraServer
- Satellite image from WikiMapia
