RIVA, a city of the Austrian province of Trieste, in the circle of Roveredo. It is placed on the lake of Garda, in
a beautiful situation, and has a good haven, from which a considerable trade is carried on between Italy and Germany. Here many vessels are built. The inhabitants amount to 3350, and some of them are employed in making hardware. It is said that a million dozen of Jews' harps are made annually in this place, and distributed over all Europe.