Riva San Vitale
Riva San Vitale is a municipality in the district of Riva San Vitale, in the district of Mendrisio in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland.
Geography
Riva San Vitale is located at the southern end of an arm of Lake Lugano at the foot of Monte San Giorgio.
History
The village was inhabited before the Etruscans in pre-Christian times, and later under the name of Vicus Subinates a Roman vicus.
Population
Personalities
- Domenicus Morelli (* 1627 ) Sculptor at Prince Liechtenstein in Valtice Castle.
- Manfredo Settala, beat, a hermit on Monte San Giorgio
- Bernardino Della Croce, Bishop of Casale Monferrato and Asti
- Gian Battista Mantegazzi (1889-1958), musician and composer.
- Giovan Maria Borsotto (1683-1760), architect
- Franco Beltrametti, laptop musician and writer of the Beat Generation
- Franco Bircher, architect, builder of the Villaggio Santa Croce.
Attractions
- Church of Santa Croce
- Baptistery of Riva San Vitale was built in the fifth century. It is the oldest Christian building in Switzerland.
- Parish Church of San Vitale and oratory of the Confraternity of the Holy Sacrament
- Palace Bernasconi (Virginia Tech. Centre for European Studies of Architecture )
- Oratory of San Rocco
- Palazzo della Croce
- Nursery and Primary School, architect Aurelio Galfetti, Flora Ruchat, Ivo Trümpy
- Palazzo Comunale ( Municipal House ), restored in 2003 /2006 Architects: Giancarlo Durisch, Lino Caldelari
- San Pietro Canisio institute with new homes, school, trading post, church. Architects: Mauro Buletti, Paolo Fumagalli
- Residential building with architectural studio (1972/1973), Architect: Giancarlo Durisch
- Middle School (1980/1982), Architect: Giancarlo Durisch
- Single Family Bianchi, in the district of " Battuta ", architect:. Mario Botta,
Gallery
The Baptistery of Riva San Vitale
Meeting house
Oratory of San Rocco
Primary school