Rijeka

Also known as Fiume, Pflaum

Rijeka is the principal seaport and the third-largest city in Croatia. It is located in Primorje-Gorski Kotar County on Kvarner Bay, an inlet of the Adriatic Sea and in 2021 had a population of 107,964 inhabitants. Historically, because of its strategic position and its excellent deep-water port, the city was fiercely contested, especially between the Holy Roman Empire, the Republic of Venice, the Kingdom of Italy and Yugoslavia, changing rulers and demographics many times over centuries. According to the 2021 census data, 85% of its citizens are Croats, along with small numbers of Serbs, Bosn

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Rijeka is Croatia's third-largest city and most important seaport, located on the Adriatic Sea's Kvarner Bay. Its strategic position and deep-water harbor made it a valuable prize throughout history, causing it to change rulers repeatedly and giving it a complex, multicultural past.

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Settlement.official_name: City of Rijeka
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Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location of Rijeka within Croatia
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Settlement.subdivision_type1: Region
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Central Croatia(Croatian Littoral)
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Settlement.leader_party: Ind.

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Fiume
Demonym: fiumani
Population: 107964
Area: 43.4
Elevation: 0
Official website: www.rijeka.hr
Image: Rijeka-view-2.jpg
Dialing code: 051
Licence plate code: RI

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Commons category: Rijeka
Commons gallery: Rijeka
native label: Fiume
postal code: 51000
P12749: Lardaro

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Contents

Name
Geography
History
Neolithic through late antiquity
Middle Ages
Under Habsburg rule
Hungarian Crown
World War I
Regency of Carnaro
Free State of Fiume
The territory of Fiume part of the Kingdom of Italy
World War II and the German Operational Zone
Aftermath of World War II
Culture
Languages
Carnival
Climate
Demographics
Architecture of Rijeka
Monuments and sights
Trsat
Transport
Bus connections
Sports
Education
International relations
Twin towns – sister cities
Panoramas
Notable people
Scientists, professors and inventors
Arts and culture
Politics and institutions
Economists and entrepreneurs
Sportspeople
Musicians
Others
In popular culture
See also
Notes
References
Bibliography
Notes
External links

Rijeka is the main city and county seat of the Primorje-Gorski Kotar County. The city's economy largely depends on shipbuilding (shipyards 3. Maj and Viktor Lenac Shipyard) and maritime transport. Rijeka hosts the Croatian National Theatre Ivan pl. Zajc, first built in 1765, as well as the University of Rijeka.