Fiume (city)

Rijeka

City

Grad Rijeka
Città di Fiume

Rijeka

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Rijeka

Location of Rijeka within Croatia

Coordinates: 45°19′N 14°25′E / 45.317°N 14.417°ECoordinates: 45°19′N 14°25′E / 45.317°N 14.417°E

Country

Croatia

County

Primorje-Gorski Kotar

Government

• Mayor

Vojko Obersnel (SDP)

• City Council

35 members

Area

• City

44 km² (17 sq mi)

• Urban

825 km² (319 sq mi)

• Metro

1,665 km² (643 sq mi)

Elevation

0–499 m (0 – 1,561 ft)

Population (2011.)

• City

128,624

• Density

2,923/km² (7,570/sq mi)

• Urban

213,666

• Urban density

259/km² (670/sq mi)

• Metro

245,054

• Metro density

147/km² (380/sq mi)

Time zone

CET (UTC+1)

• Summer (DST)

CEST (UTC+2)

Postal code

51000

051

Website

Rijeka (Croatian pronunciation: [rijěːka]; Italian: Fiume [ˈfjuːme]; Slovene: Reka; German: Sankt Veit am Flaum; see other names) is the principal seaport and the third-largest city in Croatia (after Zagreb and Split). It is located on Kvarner Bay, an inlet of the Adriatic Sea and has a population of 128,624 inhabitants (2011). The metropolitan area, which includes adjacent towns and municipalities, has a population of more than 240,000.

Historically, because of its strategic position and its excellent deep-water port, the city was fiercely contested, especially among Italy, Hungary (serving as the Kingdom of Hungary's largest and most important port), and Croatia, changing hands and demographics many times over centuries. According to the 2011 census data, the overwhelming majority of its citizens (82.52%) are presently Croats, along with small numbers of Bosniaks, Italians and Serbs.

Rijeka is the main city of 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, founded in 1973 but with roots dating back to 1632 School of Theology.

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