This article is about the town near Turin, Italy. For the community in the Italian province of Verona, see Rivoli Veronese. For the Battle near Rivoli Veronese, see Battle of Rivoli. The Battle of Rivoli was fought on January 14–January 16, 1797 near Rivoli in Italy and resulted in the victory of French under General Bonaparte against Austrians under General DAlvinzy. ...
Rivoli is a town near Turin, Italy. It has approximately 50,000 inhabitants. Location Region Piedmont Province Turin Area – Total – Water 130 km² (50 mi²) ##.# km² (#.# mi²) #.##% Population – Total (2002) – Density 857,433 6,596/km² Time zone CET: UTC+1 Latitude Longitude 45°04′ N 7°40′ E1. ...
It is famous for its Castle (Museum of Contemporary Art).
The town is situated along the "Corso Francia", a 15 km long avenue from Torino, sided by fine liberty palaces, in a strategic position between the plain area of the Po and the mountain areas of the Alps.
In 726 the abbey of Novalesa was founded, and in 773 the Franks defeated the Languebards and assigned Rivoli to the Arduinici family, who soon entered a long conflict with the bishops of Turin, until in 996 bishop Amizone obtained the control of Rivoli.
In the 18th century Rivoli was directly connected to Turin with the construction of the Via di Francia, and in 1871 a railway track, the Ferrovia Economica Colli, was established.
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