29 Facts About Rijeka

Rijeka is the principal seaport and the third-largest city in Croatia .

Rijeka is the main city and county seat of the Primorje-Gorski Kotar County.

Zajc, first built in 1765, as well as the University of Rijeka, founded in 1973 but with roots dating back to 1632 and the local Jesuit School of Theology.

In 2016, Rijeka was selected as the European Capital of Culture for 2020, alongside Galway, Ireland.

Rijeka is located in western Croatia, 131 kilometres south-west of the capital, Zagreb, on the coast of Kvarner Gulf, in the northern part of the Adriatic Sea.

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Geographically, Rijeka is roughly equidistant from Milan, Budapest, Munich, Vienna and Belgrade .

The Bay of Rijeka, which is bordered by Vela Vrata, Srednja Vrata and Mala Vrata is connected to the Kvarner Gulf and is deep enough to accommodate large commercial ships.

Rijeka is again mentioned around AD 150 by the Greek geographer and astronomer Ptolemy in his Geography when describing the "Location of Illyria or Liburnia, and of Dalmatia" .

At the time, Rijeka was a feudal stronghold surrounded by a wall.

In 799 Rijeka was attacked by the Frankish troops of Charlemagne.

In 1288 the Rijeka citizens signed the Law codex of Vinodol, one of the oldest codes of law in Europe.

Rijeka even rivalled Venice when in it was sold by Rambert II Walsee to the Habsburg emperor Frederick III, Archduke of Austria in 1466.

The rebuilt Rijeka was significantly different - it was transformed from a small medieval walled town into a larger commercial and maritime city centered around its port.

From 1804, Rijeka was part of the Austrian Empire, in the Croatia-Slavonia province.

In 1813 the French rule came to an end when Rijeka was first bombarded by the Royal Navy and later re-captured by the Austrians under the command of the Irish general Laval Nugent von Westmeath.

Rijeka's became a folk hero Karolina Rijecka and has been celebrated in plays, movies and even in a rock opera.

Rijeka's port underwent tremendous development fuelled by generous Hungarian investments, becoming the main maritime outlet for Hungary and the eastern part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire.

Rijeka was the main center for the production of torpedoes.

Main problem arose from the fact that Rijeka was not assigned either to Italy or to Croatia in the Treaty of London which defined the post-war borders in the area.

In 2020, Rijeka was voted the European Capital of Culture alongside Galway, with a planned program including more than 600 events of cultural and social importance.

Rijeka Carnival is held each year before Lent in Rijeka, Croatia.

The start is a part of Rijeka called Paris after the restaurant located there, and the end is in city of Bakar, located about 20 kilometres south-east.

Rijeka has a humid subtropical climate with warm summers and relatively mild and rainy winters.

Port of Rijeka is the largest port in Croatia, with a cargo throughput in 2017 of 12.

The city's own international airport, Rijeka Airport is located on the nearby island of Krk across the tolled Krk Bridge.

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Rijeka has efficient road connections to other parts of Croatia and neighbouring countries.

Rijeka is integrated into the Croatian railway network and international rail lines.

Rijeka is connected to Trieste and Ljubljana by a separate electrified line that extends northwards from the city.

Marvel's villain Purple Man originates from this city, and Rijeka has been present in many of the character's stories.