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Fiume (city)

Rijeka
City
Grad Rijeka
Città di Fiume
Korzó1 Rijeka.JPG
PPMHP 270508 ulaz.jpg Theatre of Ivan pl. Zajc, Rijeka.jpg
Filozofski fakultet, Rijeka.jpg Rijeka-view-2.jpg
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Rijeka
Flag of Rijeka
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Rijeka is located in Croatia
Rijeka
Rijeka
Location of Rijeka within Croatia
Coordinates: 45°19′N 14°25′E / 45.317°N 14.417°E / 45.317; 14.417Coordinates: 45°19′N 14°25′E / 45.317°N 14.417°E / 45.317; 14.417
Country  Croatia
County Primorje-Gorski Kotar
Government
 • Mayor Vojko Obersnel (SDP)
 • City Council
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
Area code(s) 051
Vehicle registration RI
Patron saints St. Vitus
Website www.rijeka.hr/en/

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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