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Rijeka was attached to the Kingdom of Hungary in 1779, retaining its autonomous status, although the Kingdom of Croatia also maintained a claim. Between 1809 and 1813, Rijeka was occupied by Napoleonic France as part of the Illyrian Provinces.
Rijeka was attached to the Kingdom of Hungary in 1779, retaining its autonomous status, although the Kingdom of Croatia also maintained a claim. Between 1809 and 1813, Rijeka was occupied by Napoleonic France as part of the Illyrian Provinces.
A brief history of Rijeka. The earliest evidence of man´s presence in the Rijeka region of today date back to the Palaeolithic and Neolithic ages, while the ruins of the prehistoric hill-forts (Solin overlooking Martinscica, the Trsat Hill and Veli Vrh – Gradisce overlooking the Rjecina River) date back to the bronze and iron ages.
As Yugoslavia broke up in 1991, the former Federal State of Croatia became independent and, in the Croatian War of Independence that ensued, Rijeka became part of the newly independent Croatia. Since then, the city has stagnated economically and its demography has plunged.
Rijeka, city, major port and industrial, commercial, and cultural centre of western Croatia. It is located on the Kvarner (a gulf of the Adriatic Sea) and is the country’s major port.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Jan 3, 2015 · – Nikola Tesla had a sister who lived in Rijeka and that D’Annunzio’s legionnaires destroyed all her personal letters and other effects which should have been preserved for history. – Georg Ludwig Ritter von Trapp, the most decorated submarine captain of the Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, attended the Naval Academy in Rijeka.
Caroline of Rijeka (Karolina Riječka), was a young 22 years old woman who lived in Rijeka, a daughter of the influential merchant and captain of Rijeka. When in the 19th century the British navy arrived in Rijeka, the citizens thought it was yet another friendly visit.
