Rivoli

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Rivoli
coat of arms
Rivoli (Italy)
Rivoli
Country Italy
region Piedmont
Metropolitan city Turin  (TO)
Coordinates 45 ° 4 '  N , 7 ° 31'  E Coordinates: 45 ° 4 '13 "  N , 7 ° 31' 12"  E
height 390  m slm
surface 29.5 km²
Residents 48,472 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density 1,643 inhabitants / km²
Factions Cascine Vica, Tetti Neirotti, Bruere
Post Code 10098
prefix 011
ISTAT number 001219
Popular name Rivolese
Patron saint Santa Caterina
Website www.comune.rivoli.to.it
View from the castle over the city

Rivoli ( Piedmontese Rìvole ) is a city with 48,472 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019) 15 km west of Turin in northwestern Italy . It is located in the Piedmont region and politically belongs to the metropolitan city of Turin .

geography

The hill on which the Rivoli Castle (Castello di Rivoli) now stands was formed during the Ice Age. It is the last foothill of the Alps at the beginning of the Susa Valley (Val di Susa), above the Po Valley, in which most of the city extends.

The neighboring municipalities are Turin , Pianezza , Caselette , Alpignano , Collegno , Rosta , Grugliasco , Villarbasse , Rivalta di Torino and Orbassano .

history

In the first century BC A Roman base on the road from Augusta Taurinorum (Turin) to Gaul was founded on the site of today's Rivoli . In 312 AD the armies of Constantine and Maxentius met for the first time at Rivoli .

996 confirmed Emperor Otto III. Bishop Amizone of Turin took possession of Curtis Rivole . In 1247 the Savoia became lords of Rivoli, who fortified the place with a city wall. They started building the castle. Rivoli was destroyed several times by the French in the 16th and 17th centuries. After the Peace of Utrecht , Duke Viktor Amadeus II commissioned the building of the new residence in Rivoli.

After the Second World War , the American military administration set up a DP camp in Rivoli in 1945 for Jewish displaced persons (DP) who had fled to northern Italy. At times up to 1650 DPs lived in the camp, which was administered by UNRRA .

Population development

politics

Mayor and City Council

Franco Dessì ( PD ) was elected mayor in June 2009. His center-left alliance also has the majority in the municipal council with 20 out of 30 seats.

Town twinning

Rivoli maintains the following cities partnerships :

Attractions

Castello di Rivoli

The Castello di Rivoli originally dates from the 13th century. It was destroyed several times. In 1718, Duke Viktor Amadeus II of Savoy commissioned Filippo Juvarra to build the new residence, which, however, was not completed due to financial difficulties. In 1792 Carlo Randoni made the ruins habitable. From 1979 the Piedmont region had the castle renovated and the Museum of Modern Art (Museo di Arte Contemporanea) set up by 1984. This soon belonged to one of the most important places of European contemporary art and contains permanent exhibitions of internationally renowned artists. The fragmentary rococo frescos form an attractive contrast to the modern installations. In 1991 the museum, which had previously comprised 38 halls, was expanded to include the third floor of the Manica Lunga (long wing), an outbuilding of the castle that was previously used as a gallery . The long wing is 140 meters long and 7 meters wide, houses temporary exhibitions and has a boardroom, library, video library, classrooms, book shops, reading rooms and a caffetteria. The entire museum in the castle now has an exhibition area of ​​around 7,000 square meters. The castle belongs since 1997 as part of the Savoy residences for World Heritage .

The Corso Francia was built as a road from Turin to France. It still connects Rivoli with Turin over a 12 km straight stretch.

Personalities

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Statistiche demografiche ISTAT. Monthly population statistics of the Istituto Nazionale di Statistica , as of December 31 of 2019.
  2. ↑ http://www.piemontefeel.org/de/interesse/elemento-73.html piemontefeel: Museo d'Arte Contemporanea (Rivoli)

Web links

Commons : Rivoli  - album with pictures, videos and audio files