Rivoli, Piedmont

{{distinguish|Rivoli Veronese}} {{Infobox Italian comune | name = Rivoli | official_name = Città di Rivoli | native_name = {{native name|pms|Rìvole}} | image_skyline = CastelloRivoli.JPG | imagesize = | image_alt = | image_caption = Castle of Rivoli | image_shield = Rivoli-Stemma.png | shield_alt = | image_map = | map_alt = | map_caption = | pushpin_label_position = | pushpin_map_alt = | coordinates = {{coord|45|4|N|7|31|E|type:city(50,694)_region:IT|display=inline,title}} | coordinates_footnotes = | region = [[Piedmont]] | metropolitan_city = [[Metropolitan City of Turin|Turin]] (TO) | frazioni = Cascine Vica, Tetti Neirotti, Bruere | mayor_party = | mayor = Franco Giusto Dessì | area_footnotes = | area_total_km2 = 29.5 | population_footnotes = | population_total = 48629 | population_as_of = 31 December 2017 | pop_density_footnotes = | population_demonym = Rivolesi | elevation_footnotes = | elevation_m = 390 | twin1 = | twin1_country = | saint = Madonna della Stella | day = Third Monday in September | postal_code = | area_code = 011 | website = {{official website|http://www.comune.rivoli.to.it}} | footnotes = }} '''Rivoli''' ({{IPA|it|ˈriːvoli}}; {{langx|pms|Rìvole}} {{IPA|pms|ˈriʋʊle||Pms-Rìvole.oga}}) is a ''[[comune]]'' (municipality) established around the 1st century CE, in the [[Metropolitan City of Turin]] in the [[Italy|Italian]] region [[Piedmont]], about {{convert|14|km|mi|0}} west of [[Turin]]. As of January 2017, it had a population of 48,798.<ref name="istat">All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute [[National Institute of Statistics (Italy)|Istat]].</ref>

Rivoli borders the following municipalities: [[Turin]], [[Pianezza]], [[Caselette]], [[Alpignano]], [[Collegno]], [[Rosta, Italy|Rosta]], [[Grugliasco]], [[Villarbasse]], [[Rivalta di Torino]], [[Orbassano]]. {{stack|[[File:Corso Francia.jpg|thumb|View over the town from the castle in the direction of Turin]]}}

==History== Although unproven by archaeological and historical sources, it is thought that before the [[ancient Rome|Roman]] conquest the area of Rivoli was inhabited by the [[Taurini]], a tribe of the [[Ligures]], who, after the 4th century BC, were most likely joined by a [[Celt]]ic migration from what is today southern [[France]]. The Romans conquered the area in 221 BC.

The first findings are from the 1st and 2nd century CE, belonging to Roman sepultures.

==Main sights== The [[Castle of Rivoli]], an [[unfinished building|unfinished]] [[Residences of the Royal House of Savoy|residence of the Royal House of Savoy]], currently houses a museum of contemporary art.

Other sights include: * 14th-century house, called ''Casa del Conte Verde'' (English: "The Green Count's house") * ''Palazzo Piozzo'' * ''Villa Colla'' park * ''La Maison Musique'', a former slaughterhouse * ''Piazza Martiri'', the main square and a meeting point during the winter when a skating rink is built.

==Twin towns and sister cities== Rivoli is twinned with:<ref>{{cite web|title=Città gemellate|url=http://www.comune.rivoli.to.it/citta-gemellate/|website=comune.rivoli.to.it|publisher=Rivoli|language=it|access-date=2019-12-16|archive-date=2019-12-16|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191216170931/http://www.comune.rivoli.to.it/citta-gemellate/|url-status=dead}}</ref> *{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Mollet del Vallès]], Spain *{{flagicon|GER}} [[Ravensburg]], Germany *{{flagicon|SVN}} [[Kranj]], Slovenia *{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Montélimar]], France

{{stack|[[File:Vittorio Amedeo II, School of Savoy, 18th Century.jpg|thumb|150px|Victor Amadeus II of Sardinia]]}} == People== * [[Anthony Neyrot]] (1425–1460), Catholic martyr and ''[[beatification|beatus]]'' * [[Charles Emmanuel I, Duke of Savoy]] (1562–1630), Duke of Savoy * [[Victor Amadeus II of Sardinia]] (1666–1732), King of Sicily and Sardinia * [[Mina Leonesi]] (c. 1890 – c. 1930), opera singer and actress * [[Rita Grande]] (born 1975), tennis player * [[Fabio Basile]] (born 1994), [[judo]]ka * [[Lorenzo Veglia]] (born 1996), racing driver * [[Federico Gatti]] (born 1998), professional football player

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== * [http://www.comune.rivoli.to.it/ Official website]

{{Province of Turin}} {{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Rivoli (To)}} [[Category:Rivoli, Piedmont| ]]