Riva

Riva or Riva di Trentorē´vä dē trān´tō [key], town (1987 est. pop. 13,200), Trentino–Alto Adige, N Italy, beautifully situated at the north end of Lake Garda. It is a summer resort and excursion center. The town passed from Austria to Italy in 1919.

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