Tourist information - Riva del garda
The area of Riva as well as surroundings have unveiled through several archaeological finds a human presence since Neolithic (Bronze-Iron Age). In Roman times, the north-west corner of Lake Garda was inhabited by the Fabia Tribe. Afterwards Riva was ruled by Goths, Longobards and Franks and was controlled in succession by the Bishops of Trento (12th cent.), the Scaligeri (1262-1387), the Visconti of Milan (1388-1402), the Counts of Tyrol and the Republic of Venice (1441-1509). In 1521 Riva was integrated into the Episcopal Principality of Trento. In 1703, all through the Spanish Succession War, it was attacked by the French General Vendome. In 1796 the town was occupied by Napoleonic troops, in 1806 associated with Bavaria and just after to the Italian Kingdom. In 1815 Riva was subjected to the rule of Austria where it remained until 1918.
With the rise of trade and commerce between Italy and Germany, Riva progressed into an essential commercial centre ruled by statutes which are the oldest law-codes in Trentino (1274). Raw materials flowed in through the lake to be processed into goods in the factories that sprang in close proximity to the harbour. The town became a main warehousing centre between Germany and Italy for materials waiting to be manufactured and handle goods waiting to be shipped north. Tourism is currently by far the most fundamental and profitable industry and developed in the early 19th century when Riva had been popular to high society along with the middle class of central Europe. It absolutely was visited by educated men including Franz Kafka, Max Brod, Friedrich Nietzsche and Thomas Mann.
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