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Rijeka

Rijeka (Italian: Fiume, Hungarian: Fiume, Slovene: Reka, German: Sankt Veit am Flaum) is a city in Primorje-Gorski Kotar County, Croatia. It is the third-largest city in Croatia (after Zagreb and Split). About 128,000 people lived there in 2011.

Rijeka is on Kvarner Gulf, an inlet of the Adriatic Sea. Because of its port, the city was historically important. It was the Kingdom of Hungary's largest and most important port. Shipbuilding is an important part of the economy.

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Rijeka Bay
The Roman arch (Rimski luk), the oldest architectural monument in Rijeka and an entrance to the old town
Trsat Castle lies at the exact spot of an ancient Illyrian and Roman fortress.
The Baroque city clock tower above the arched gateway linking the Korzo to the inner city, designed by Filbert Bazarig in 1876
Main street Korzo
Rijeka and Trsat
River Rječina in city center
Casa Veneziana in Rijeka
Leaning Tower
Saint Vitus cathedral
Torpedo production in Rijeka, c. 1914
Residents of Fiume cheering D'Annunzio and his Legionari, September 1919. At the time, Fiume had 22,283 Italians (46.9% of the total population of 49,608 inhabitants).
Trsat castle, south
Location of the Free State of Fiume (1920–1924)
Adriatic Square and Adria Palace
Fiume (Rijeka) in 1937
Capuchin Church of Our Lady of Lourdes
Rijeka under aerial bombardment by the Royal Air Force, 1944
Market
Transadria building
The Governor's Palace, Maritime and History Museum of the Croatian Littoral
Highest residential skyscrapers in Croatia
Swimming pool complex in Kantrida
Astronomical Centre Rijeka
City government building
Rijeka Carnival
View of Rijeka harbor from Opatija
View of Rijeka and Učka
View of Rijeka Bay at night
View of Governor's palace
Tower center Rijeka
Italian high school
Turkish house located on the market
Art installation "Masters" in Rijeka fish market
Sablićevo Beach
Platak ski resort, north of Rijeka
Rijeka international Airport
Railway in Rijeka
Ferry in Rijeka harbour
Lantern, a gift from the Japanese city Kawasaki to the Rijeka
Rijeka - Corso, c. 1900}}
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