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of the

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of the city of Rijeka,

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Prior to 19th century

* 3rd century CE – Roman triumphal arch erected. * 799 CE – Town sacked by forces of Charlemagne (approximate date). * 1139 – "Counts of Duino" in power. * 1377 – Church of the Assumption founded. * 1453 – Virgin Mary pilgrimage church established near town. * 1471 – Austrians in power. * 1638 –

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founded. * 1722 – Fiume becomes a

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. * 1779 – Town becomes part of the

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. * 1790 – Church of St. Nicholas built.

19th century

* 1809 – Town occupied by French forces. * 1813 – Town taken by British forces. * 1822 – Town ceded to Hungary. * 1849 – Town becomes part of Croatia. * 1851 - Population: 10,568. * 1856 – Imperial Naval Academy founded. * 1870 – Town becomes part of the

again. * 1872 – Drenova becomes part of Fiume. * 1873 – Railway begins operating. * 1875 – Whitehead's torpedo manufactory in operation. * 1877 – Port built. * 1890 - Population: 30,337. * 1891 ** Fiume loses

status. ** June: Austrian emperor visits town. * 1898 – October: Flood. * 1900 – Population: 38,955.

20th century

* 1903 ** Rijeka Synagogue built. ** Seamanship school founded. * 1906 – February: Labour strike. * 1913 – Stadio Comunale del Littorio opens. * 1919 – Town becomes part of the Italian Regency of Carnaro. * 1920 – Free State of Fiume established per Treaty of Rapallo. * 1921 –

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established. * 1922 – Town taken by Italian forces. * 1924 ** 16 March: Fiume becomes part of the

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per Treaty of Rome. ** Town becomes capital of Fiume province. * 1925 - Catholic diocese of Rijeka established. * 1926 – Unione Sportiva Fiumana football club formed. * 1945 – Yugoslavs in power. * 1946 – NK Kvarner football club active. * 1947 – Fiume becomes part of Yugoslavia per treaty. * 1948 – Kvarnersko Brodogradilište shipyard active. * 1949 – City becomes seat of the Rijeka Oblast of Yugoslavia. * 1953 – Kvarnerska Rivijera football tournament begins. * 1961 - Population: 100,989. * 1970 –

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opens. * 1973 **

University of Rijeka The University of Rijeka ( hr, Sveučilište u Rijeci) is in the city of Rijeka, Croatia, with faculties in cities throughout the regions of Primorje-Gorski Kotar County, Primorje, Istria and Lika. The University of Rijeka is composed of eleven fa ...

established. ** Dvorana Mladosti (sport venue) opens in Trsat. * 1978 – Automotodrom Grobnik opens. * 1991 ** City becomes part of Croatia. ** Population: 167,964 city; metro 236,028. * 1993 - Slavko Linić becomes mayor. * 1998 – Polytechnic of Rijeka founded. * 2000 **

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company established. ** Vojko Obersnel becomes mayor.

21st century

* 2011 – Population: 128,624; metro 213,666. * 2017 - Rijeka local elections, 2017 held.

References

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