Riva del Garda
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Riva del Garda is a town of 15,170 inhabitants in the province of Trento (Italy).
[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. There exists however other industrial activities like paper manufacturing.
[edit] History
Riva del Garda belonged to the republic of Venice and later to the Austro-Hungarian empire until 1918, and since then to Italy.
[edit] Museum
The Museo Civico is placed in the Rocca, a medieval fortress placed on the lake, bounded by a canal with lifting bridge. It is the seat of frequent cultural activities especially during summer.
[edit] Main sights
Notable is the Tenno Lake (6 km northward), the Ledro Lake (5&nbskp;km westwards) with its paleoetnographic 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 the sport of sailing and windsurfing. Also rock climbing is 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 1000,1500 or even 1800 people.
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